Cardamom Cookies

Name: Cardamom Cookies
Yield: 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; ½ cup white sugar; ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 pinch ground cinnamon; ¼ teaspoon grated lemon peel; ¼ cup ground almonds; 6 tablespoons butter; 1 egg; 2 teaspoons milk; ⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration

Rating: 4.26 stars

27 Ratings
26 Reviews
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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.

By Martha

Recipe Summary

Servings:

Yield:

3 dozen

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 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.

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Step 2

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Step 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.

Partner Tip

Reynolds® Aluminum foil can be used to keep food moist, cook it evenly, and make clean-up easier.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

110.7 calories; 1.5 g protein; 15 g carbohydrates; 20.5 mg cholesterol; 31.3 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

Reviews (26)

Most helpful positive review

SCWIS

01/09/2003

For years, my husband was looking for the "right" cardamom cookie...and we found it in this recipe!! It's by far the best spice cookie I have ever tried! It's flaky and light. Just perfect! I have also used this for Pecan Pie and Pumpkin Pie crust.(I bake the crust at 350 for about 5 min before adding the filling; then put foil strips around the crimped edges of the crust. Take the foil off 5 min. before the pies come out of the oven, they're beautiful!! Read More

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Aredendra

11/19/2009

On my second go round with these cookies my opinion of them has risen considerably. Still didn't use the zest still didn't dust cookies (I think they're sweet enough as-is). Did however use butter instead of my usual low fat margarine this time. Used too much butter in fact closer to a half cup than so almost 2 tbsp over. The result was a cookie that wanted to be more like shortbread which I certainly had no problems with. Doubled the cardamom this time and did a couple shakeashakes extra of cinnamon and I think these are pretty much the perfect tea cookie. A very 'adult' cookie as someone else said. Lastly extra butter helped the stickiness in my dough SUBSTANTIALLY and I chilled in the fridge for an hour while watching TV:) Normally I reserve 3 stars for recipes that were fine but not something I'd make again--this time it's just due to the number of changes I've made. Read More

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27 Ratings

5 star values: 14
4 star values: 8
3 star values: 4
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 1

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SCWIS

01/08/2003

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danube66

01/28/2009

These cookies are excellent! Based on prior reviews i doubled the cardamom adn added more cinnamon. Also instead of lemon i used orange peel and insted of milk orange juice. I rolled the dough in a log put it in the fridge for an hour then sliced the cookies and baked at 375 degrees for 8 minutes and they came out pefect! Read More

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Alina

01/08/2003

I absolutely loved this cookie. I found the dough a little sticky to work with and you must be very careful with the cooking time as it cooks very quickly. I think this is a cookie that adults would probably enjoy more than kids. Read More

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Aredendra

11/19/2009

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debbi45

01/08/2003

Great I got 1st place in our county fair with these. Read More

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JANE_ELIZABETHRICE

01/08/2003

this is so tasty when you use it as apple pie pastry. Read More

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Whrenwraith

04/04/2006

Soft delicious. Don't cook these too long or you lose that lovely texture. They're great with raisins or dates and with extra cardamom. Read More

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08/03/2009

These are a nice textured cookies but need way more spice. I used 2 tsp of cardamom and 1 of cinnamon. Also tried a batch with dried cranberries added and they were very good. Read More

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mango head

12/07/2010

The recipe turns out great after a few adjustments. I increased the cardamom to 1.5 tspn the cinamon to 1/2 tspn and lemon peel to 1/2 tspn. I don't like cookies too sweet so I reduced the sugar to 1/3 cup to let the spice flavour come out. I also found the dough too sticky too roll so I made balls and flattened them with my hand - note that this will decrease the yield to 1.5 dozen. I sprinkled pecans on top too and am enjoying the cookies very much! Read More

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Nutritional Information

Cardamom Cookies

Servings Per Recipe: 18
Calories: 110.7

% Daily Value *

protein: 3 %

carbohydrates: 5 %

exchange other carbs:

dietary fiber: 2 %

sugars:

fat: 8 %

saturated fat: 13 %

cholesterol: 7 %

vitamin a iu: 3 %

niacin equivalents: 6 %

vitamin b6: 1 %

vitamin c:

folate: 4 %

calcium: 1 %

iron: 3 %

magnesium: 3 %

potassium: 1 %

sodium: 1 %

thiamin: 6 %

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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01/28/2009

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Aredendra

11/19/2009

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debbi45

01/08/2003

Great I got 1st place in our county fair with these.

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JANE_ELIZABETHRICE

01/08/2003

this is so tasty when you use it as apple pie pastry.

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Whrenwraith

04/04/2006

Soft delicious. Don't cook these too long or you lose that lovely texture. They're great with raisins or dates and with extra cardamom.

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(14)

08/03/2009

These are a nice textured cookies but need way more spice. I used 2 tsp of cardamom and 1 of cinnamon. Also tried a batch with dried cranberries added and they were very good.

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mango head