Cardamom Cookies Recipe
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Cardamom Cookies

By: Martha 
"A great spice cookie, brings back memories! Hint: this cookie dough behaves a lot like pie pastry and in fact makes a wonderful crust for a fruit tart."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (19)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1/4 cup ground almonds
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons milk
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Directions

  1. Sift together flour, sugar, and spices; stir in peel and almonds. Cut in margarine till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in egg and milk till mixture forms a ball; chill.
  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  3. Roll out to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into circles 1-3/4 inches in diameter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; sprinkle with sugar. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes until edges are brown.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 111 | Total Fat: 5.2g | Cholesterol: 22mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2003 by SCWIS   view full review
For years, my husband was looking for the "right" cardamom cookie...and we found it in this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2003 by Alina   view full review
I absolutely loved this cookie. I found the dough a little sticky to work with and you must...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2003 by JANE_ELIZABETHRICE   view full review
this is so tasty when you use it as apple pie pastry.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 19, 2009 by Aredendra Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
On my second go round with these cookies, my opinion of them has risen considerably. Still...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2003 by debbi45   view full review
Great, I got 1st place in our county fair with these.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 4, 2006 by Whrenwraith   view full review
Soft, delicious. Don't cook these too long or you lose that lovely texture. They're great with...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2009 by JS   view full review
These are a nice textured cookies, but need way more spice. I used 2 tsp of cardamom and 1 of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 28, 2009 by danube66   view full review
These cookies are excellent! Based on prior reviews, i doubled the cardamom, adn added more...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2008 by Rachel   view full review
The dough was too sticky to roll so i just spooned them out and flattened each one...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 2, 2007 by em2781   view full review
Dough is too sticky to roll but cookies turn out fine the "regular" way. Unique flavor.

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