Orange-Cardamom Butter Cookies

Submitted by Gaia22

"This is a delicious shortbread with a light & delicate flavoring. These can also be made into Lemon-Cardamon Butter Cookies by substituting the orange zest with lemon zest. Delicious flaky buttery tea cookies!!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 12 cookies
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons orange zest
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• sugar

directions

1. Melt or cream together butter, sugar, yolk, and cardamon.
2. Stir in cream.
3. Add orange zest. Then flour.
4. 350-degrees F oven.
5. Roll dough into a log about 1 - 1 1/4" in diameter.
6. slice 1/4" to 1/2" thick.
7. (sugar coated log on cutting board).
8. 10-20 min? watch until done browned bottom just done on top.