Cardamom Cookies

I really like Cardamom and I went looking for cookies I could make with it. I found these and they are very unique in the world of cookies. 

This recipe made 5 dozen cookies using my small scoop.

*************** Parchment Paper lined cookie sheet *************

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cardamom

2 teaspoons cinnamon

3 cups flour

16oz. butter, room temperature

2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

(+ extra cardamom and powdered sugar for dusting)

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Preheat oven to 350*F

In your mixer, beat the butter and spices until well mixed and fluffy. Add egg, mix again. Add sugar and beat until thoroughly mixed, stopping to scrape down the bowl sides if it's not mixing completely. Lastly, add the flour, on lowest speed, a little bit at a time, to avoid throwing it out onto the counter and you. It will be a dense dough, go slowly. Stop mixer and scrape down sides again as needed. 

Once your dough is homogenous, roll out rounded tablespoons full into balls, or use your small scoop. Leave about 2 inches between them.  Once they are onto your parchment lined cookie sheet, flatten them with a glass to about 2 inches wide. If you use a small piece of parchment under your glass, you won't have any trouble with sticking. 

Bake at 350* for 13-15 minutes. They will be lightly browned. Allow them to cool completely on the parchment paper, which you can pull off your cookie sheet onto the counter. Once they are cool, give them a dusting with a mixture of powdered sugar and cardamom powder. Keep them wrapped and in the fridge and they will last a long time for snacking. 

I didn't want to crowd them, so only one dozen on the tray. 

I use a glass with parchment paper to flatten them to about 2 inches across.

Still plenty of space between. They will continue to spread out. 

Browned but not too browned. 

A light dusting of cardamom and powdered sugar. 

Don't they look delicious? They truly are!