CARDAMOM BUTTER COOKIES

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Categories     Cookies     Nut     Dessert     Bake     Christmas

Yield 26 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 C. cake flour
1/8 tsp. salt
¾ C. (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter room temperature
½ C. sugar
5 ½ tsp. ground cardamom
½ C. sliced almonds
6 tbs. powdered sugar
Sliced almonds

Steps:

  • Position rack in center of oven, (preheat to 375*F.) Grease heavy large cookie sheets. Combine flour and salt in medium bowl. Using electric mixer beat unsalted butter, ½ C. sugar and 4 teaspoons ground cardamom in another medium bowl until fluffy. Add flour mixture and beat at low speed. Stir in ½ C. sliced almonds. Combine powered sugar and remaining 1 ½ tsp. ground cardamom in small bowl. Roll 1 tbs. cookie dough into ball. Roll in powdered sugar mixture to coat well. Place on prepared cookie sheet. Dip bottom of small glass. Press sliced almond decoratively onto cookie. Repeat with remaining dough, powdered sugar and sliced almonds, space cookies at least 1 in. apart on sheets. Bake until cookies are light brown, about 14 min. Let cookies stand on sheets 3 min. Transfer to rack and cool completely. (Air tight container one week, freeze one month.)

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