Cardamom Sugar Cookies Recipes

CARDAMOM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon cardamom and salt in bowl; mix well. Set aside.
• Combine butter and 1 cup sugar in another bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg; beat until well combined. Add half of flour mixture; beat at low speed until well mixed. Add 1/4 cup whipping cream and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add remaining flour mixture; beat until well mixed.
• Divide dough in half; shape each into flat disk. Wrap individually in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cardamom in bowl; set aside.
• Roll out dough, one half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with 2- to 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Brush tops of cookies lightly with whipping cream; sprinkle with cardamom sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely.

CARDAMOM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cardamom, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide dough in half. Shape each portion into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours., Roll each disk directly on parchment to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. snowflake-shaped cookie cutter, leaving at least 2 in. between cookies. Remove trimmings; repeat with remaining dough, refrigerating dough as needed., Place parchment with cookies on baking sheets. Bake at 325° until edges are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and milk. Pipe over cookies and sprinkle with coarse sugar and/or glitter. Let dry completely.

CARDAMOM SUGAR

Steps:

• Crack cardamom pods open to remove seeds. Discard husks.
• Combine cardamom seeds and 2 tablespoons sugar in a spice grinder; grind until fine and evenly textured. Combine with remaining 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar. Transfer to a glass container; seal.

CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, cardamom and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in walnuts., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are golden, 15-17 minutes. , While warm, roll cookies in remaining confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.

CARDAMOM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter and sugar together by hand or in a mixer, until pale and fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cardamom and salt. Stir into butter mixture until just combined. Gather dough together, shape into 2 discs, wrap and chill until firm, about 1 to 2 hours, or freeze until ready to use (then thaw overnight in fridge).
• Preheat oven to 325°F On a lightly floured work surface, roll out first disc of dough to just less than ¼-inch thick. Cut out desired shapes and lift with a spatula onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Roll second disc, saving all scraps to re-roll for more cut-outs. If you choose, add sprinkles or other decorations onto cookies before baking. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until edges of cookies just begin to brown. Let cool before removing from tray.
• Cookies will keep in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
• Glaze :.
• For glaze, combine icing sugar and milk and whisk until smooth. Brush cookies with glaze and allow to dry on cooling rack for 1 hour.

CARDAMOM VANILLA SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt & cardamom. Set aside.
• In a large mixer bowl, cream together the butter, coconut oil and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Beat in the eggs and vanilla until smooth.
• Mix in the flour mixture until just combined. Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a log (about 2 to 2 1/2 inches thick) and roll in plastic wrap or parchment. Place in the fridge to chill for at least an hour (or overnight -- this would be a great place to freeze the dough logs for a future treat. Just thaw them overnight in the fridge and bake as usual!).
• When you're getting ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375ºF. Line a few baking sheets with parchment paper. Take each roll out of the fridge, slice into rounds about 1/2" thick and place on the baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
• Bake until just barely golden brown on bottom, about 8-10 minutes.

CARDAMOM ORANGE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk flour, cardamom, and salt in medium bowl to blend. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until creamy. Gradually add sugar; beat until light and fluffy. Beat in finely grated orange peel and vanilla. Add egg; beat to blend. Add flour mixture in three parts, beating on low speed until just blended between additions. Refrigerate until firm enough to shape.
• Divide dough in half. Form halves into ball, flatten into disks and wrap tightly in plastic. Chill until firm 45 minutes to overnight.
• Position racks in top and bottom third of oven; preheat to 350°F Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured surface to generous 1/8" thickness. Cut out cookies and transfer to prepared baking sheets, spacing 1" apart. Gather dough scraps into ball. Flatten, cover, and freeze dough until firm enough to roll out again, about 10 minutes.
• Bake cookies until light golden brown, about 16 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through baking for even cooking. Carefully slide parchment paper with cookies onto racks to cook completely.

CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon and flour and reserve.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-hgih speed, beat sugar and butter together until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and beat until thouroughly combined. Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
• Roll dough into balls and transfer to baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Carefully press dough with flat bottom of drinking glass and bake until llightly browned, 14 to 16 minutes. Remove from oven and cool 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Add milk, cardamom and cinnamon and beat well. Reduce speed to low and add powdered sugar to reach desired consistency. Spread icing on cooled cookies.
• Note: This icing is fairly soft, and does not harden. If you like your icing to be a bit stiffer, try adding slightly less milk and more confectioners sugar.