Cardamom Cookies
Cardamom Cookies are buttery, crisp and mildly sweet and so soft that they truly melt in your mouth!!
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 49kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cardamom powder or less (refer notes)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature (½ cup)
- ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar
Instructions
- Whisk together all purpose flour, cardamom powder and salt in a small bowl
- Place butter and confectioners sugar in a medium bowl, beat with a hand held electric beater on high speed, until smooth (about 30 seconds). Refer notes on how to make cookies without an electric beater.
- Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed, until well combined.
- Shape dough into a 7-inch log and wrap with a piece of parchment paper and place in the refrigerator for at least 6 hours (up to 2 days) to firm. (Please note that if you are working in Summer or if you live in a warm/hot place, the dough might be sticky due to the high fat content. So, place the bowl in the refrigerator for 20-40 minutes, to firm up the dough before rolling into log)
- Preheat oven to 340 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Remove dough from refrigerator, slice into ¼-inch slices and place on the prepared baking sheet, spacing evenly.
- Bake cookies in the middle rack of the oven for 18-24 minutes, until deep golden around the edges (turn pan once halfway through baking) You want a deep golden brown around the edges for a crisp cookie. If you remove the cookies before that stage, then it will have slight crisp and softer texture.
- Place pan on a wire rack to cool completelyStore cookies in an air tight container for several days.
Notes
To make cardamom powder : Grind about ¼ cup green cardamoms to a fine powder in a dry grinder and measure 1 tablespoon. I usually grind much more than that and store cardamom powder in a sealed zip lock bag and place in the freezer. This stays fresh for months.
If you are new to cardamom powder, then I recommend using ½ to ¾ tablespoon .
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 49kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 118IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.2mg