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Finnish Cardamom Cookies
"Based on a recipe from Karen Berg Douglas' book, Scandinavian Sweet Treats."
photo by Sara R.
- Ready In:
- 17mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
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5 dozen cookies
ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1 egg
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
directions
- In large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon and cardamon.
- In another bowl, beat egg until frothy.
- Beat sugar and butter into egg. Mix well.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix until batter is smooth.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased and floured cookie sheet.
- Bake in 350° oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until brown.
Questions & Replies
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So you use granulated sugar or powdered sugar?
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My cookie batter runny,what can I do
Reviews
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My kids din't eat them! They never got a chance! Warning, don't make a batch of these cookies, make at least three batches. Don't make these if you aren't willing to twist your diet into a candy cane. Don't leave them around where anyone can find them. If you think drugs are addictive your in for a shock! Oh, and lastly, don't let the fact that these are so easy to make fool you. BTW I went a tad heavy on the cardamon (fresh ground), used coconut sugar, a touch of vanilla and some smashed cashews. OMG!!! -
Tried these the other day and was blown away! Delicate and just sweet enough. I think next time I will add just a little orange zest and see how it does. This is the perfect addition to nearly any hot tea. -
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Made them exactly as recipe indicated but with a pinch of salt. Went together so easily, came out perfectly! Got 40 cookies a bit larger than ginger snaps. Loved the flavor! Size was perfect. Not sure how long that brand new jar of cardamom will last! -
Simple, quick and unique. I am a cardamom lover, so next time I will up the cardamom, however my son said they were perfect just as they are! -
My first time with a recipe things don’t always go right - like I discovered I only had 1/2 the sugar. I made them anyway. They are just what I hoped! Even with half the sugar they’re cardamon-y and buttery and soft coming out of the oven with crisp edges. I’ll definitely make them again because they’re really easy & fast for how good they are.
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Tweaks
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Went just half a cup of sugar and as I only had a 1/2tsp of cinnamon left I added 1/2 tsp of allspice.
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Replaced 2/4 cup coconut sugar and used oat and coconut flours hoping to reduce carb and sugars count. The cookies spread more however and baked soft. Granulated sugar must give the cookie its crunch.
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Next time I think I’ll try sprinkling a bit of cinnamon sugar & ground cardamom on top before baking.
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These are very rich cookies but oh so good! I scaled the recipe down to a 1/2 batch to make a lattice for a blueberry pie and still had a large glob of dough left over and got 3 cookies. No picture available...cuz I ate them! ;) They're good out of the oven but even better after cooled off and crisped up. I subbed the butter for canola oil, if others want to do so scale it down 1-2 Tbsp or else they will be very greasy to handle. For "1/2 egg" I separated a small egg that had a few drops of yolk left, binded up just perfect. The spice mix is just superb, outta this world! Made for Veggie Swap 24.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
mersaydees
Bloomington, Indiana
