Swedish Cardamom Cookies

lemoncurd's Note:

These cookies are light, buttery and aromatic. Wonderful with a cup of tea.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 3.5 dozen c ...

• 1 cup unsalted butter , at room temperature
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1 large egg , room temperature
• 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon finely gratedorange rind or 1 teaspoon lemon rind
• 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• colored crystal sugar or chopped toasted pecans

Directions:

1. Place the butter and icing sugar in a food processor, and process until smooth.
2. Pulse in the egg, vanilla, cardamom and zest until combined.
3. Add the flour and process to make a soft dough.
4. Divide dough in half,place onto two (12- inch long) sheets of plastic wrap, using the plastic, shape into 8-inches long by 2-inches in diameter logs.
5. Refrigerate the dough logs for 2 hours or overnight.
6. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
7. Scatter either the coloured sugars or toasted nuts on a work surface and roll the logs until completely coated.
8. Cut into 1/4-inch thick cookies and space about 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
9. Bake until golden around the edges, about 20 to 25 minutes.
10. Cool cookies on the pan. Remove to airtight container.

Reviews

[Marney]

Excellent cookies! The dough comes together nicely and is very easy to work with. Great taste and texture. These smell amazing while baking. I used the orange zest and colored sugar. Will make again for sure, thank you for sharing.

[Cookgirl]

Delicate, crispy little cookies full of flavor and easy to prepare! I rolled half the batch in ground almonds and the other half in dyed sugar and opted for the orange zest for a bit of color. Cookies baked in about 22 minutes in our oven. Thanks for posting!