Cornbread Sugar Cookie Squares with Honey Butter Frosting

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 cups whole grain corn flour, this is NOT cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 Tbsp sour cream
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 recipe Honey Butter Frosting, recipe follows
• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 3 1/2 Tbsp honey
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/8 tsp salt

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Coat a 13 x 9 baking dish with butter and put it aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, whisk the all-purpose flour, corn flour, baking powder and salt together, then set that bowl aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter with the sugar until the mixture looks pale and airy, about 3 – 4 minutes.
4. Mix in the egg, egg yolk, sour cream and lemon juice.
5. Add the dry mixture gradually, mixing just until everything comes together smoothly.
6. Press the dough carefully and evenly into the buttered dish. Bake for 16 – 18 minutes, until the edges have just a little golden color.
7. Cool the cookie base all the way, then spread Honey Butter Frosting over the top. Store the cookies in an airtight container, arranged in a single layer.