Green Cardamom Cookies

These tender and flavorful shortbread cookies are a breeze to whip up any time of year. Green cardamom spice brings powerful sweet and minty notes to any baked goods, and yet still plays well with other flavors such as ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, anise, and orange. Play around with this simple recipe to explore different combinations.

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp green cardamom powder
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ lb unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• Cinnamon for sprinkling

Method:

Makes 18-24 cookies, Preheat to 350°F after dough has chilled.

Whisk together flour, cardamom, and salt. Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, then beat in yolk and cream. At low speed, mix in flour mixture in 3 batches just until a dough
forms.

Quarter dough and form each piece into a 6-inch disk, then chill, wrapped separately in plastic wrap, until firm, 2 to 3 hours. Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Roll out 1 piece of dough between sheets of parchment paper into an 11-inch round (1/8 inch thick).

Slide dough in parchment onto a tray and chill until firm, about 15 minutes.

Cut out as many cookies as possible with cookie cutter (chill dough again if necessary), reserving and chilling scraps.

Transfer cookies to a parchment-lined large baking sheet, arranging them 1 inch apart. Bake until edges are golden-brown, 9 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with cinnamon, cool, and serve.