This great cookie recipe is from Potter’s Mill in Bellevue, Iowa. According to the innkeeper, “these cookies are taste sensations that seem to evaporate in your mouth. They go well with fruit.” Makes 30-40 cookies

  • 2/3 cup cornstarch
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1/3 cup powdered sugar

Sift cornstarch with flour. Cream butter and sugar; add flour mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet; flatten with fork dipped in water. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes.

Frosting

  • 1/3 cup butter
  • 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 3/4 box powdered sugar
  • grated lemon rind
  • Food coloring (optional)
  • Flavoring (optional)

Blend all ingredients. Frost cookies.