Christmas Cardamom Butter Cookies

Submitted by Bergy

"Another Danish/Scandinavian recipe. Cardamom is in the ginger family and has a pungent flavor. These cookies will disappear quickly (Unless you don't like cardamom!)"

 

• Ready In: 34mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 24 cookies

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature (I omit the salt and use salted butter)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 5 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1⁄2 cup almonds, sliced
• 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
• sliced almonds (to garnish, about 48 pieces)

directions

1. Heat oven to 375°F, oven rack in center of oven.
2. Grease a heavy cookie sheet (use a veggie oil).
3. Combine salt (if using) and flour in a bowl.
4. Cream Butter sugar and 2 tsp of cardamom until fluffy.
5. Add flour and beat at low speed.
6. Stir in 1/2 cup almonds.
7. Combine powdered sugar and remaining cardamom.
8. Roll dough into 1 Tbsp balls one at a time.
9. Roll each in the powdered sugar mixture, coat well.
10. Place on cookie sheet and with the bottom of a small glass, dipped in the sugar, press the cookie to 1/2" thickness. Press a couple of almond slices into each cookie (use more if you like).
11. Have cookies at least a 1/2" apart.
12. Bake about 14 minutes or until they are light brown.
13. Cool on a rack.
14. Put in airtight container.
15. You can freeze and they will keep at least a couple of months.

Reviews

[merylsp]

These cookies were totally delicious and so simple to make. I used egg wash on the almonds before putting them on top so they'd stick. My favorite arrangement was just a bunch of broken almond slices. I also tried mini chocolate chips. Thank you Bergy for helping me with my Chrismas cookie assortment this year!

 

[BakinBaby]

As usual bergy has the best of the best . Like others my dough was dry, to correct I added 1/4 cup butter after dough was completely mixed.. turned out fab. I

 

[jadeblackhawk]

Perfect cookie. I am not even done baking the batch, and the cookies that have cooled are already gone ;) I followed the recipe exactly, and I didn't have any problems with it. I do weigh ingredients, so that might be why. Crisp, buttery, perfect all the way. I am going to omit the cardamom and almonds, and use this as a crust for some cheesecake cupcakes.

 

[Baby Kato]

5 stars all day, every day Bergy. These are the best cookies, quick and easy to make with mouth watering results. I love cardamom and I love these cookies. They are wonderful, crisp and flavorful, the nuts add a lovely texture to this treat. RIP dear Bergy. Gone but never forgotten.

 

[Vivian J.]

Just made these cookies, haven't even taken them out of the oven but I can say that even with extra butter the dough was too dry and crumbly.