Yellow Polenta Cookies

I bake these buttery, crunchy yellow polenta cookies in large batches a couple of weeks ahead of the holidays, with anyone in the family who is willing to help. I shape them with my 2-inch cookie cutters, and once baked, I keep them fresh in a metal tin lined with parchment paper. Stars and circles are always popular, but I also cut a few in the shape of our initials and hang them on the Christmas tree.

I mix yellow polenta and fecola (potato starch) for a melt-in-your-mouth