Taste of Home
Cardamom Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. Bake: 15 min./batch
YIELD: about 6 dozen.
Field editor Mary Steiner of West Bend, Wisconsin sent her recipe for these melt-in-your-mouth morsels. Cardamom, almond extract and walnuts enhance the flavor of these buttery cookies.
Ingredients
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2 cups butter, softened
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2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
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1 teaspoon ground cardamom
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1-1/2 teaspoons almond extract
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3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 cup finely chopped walnuts
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, cardamom and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in walnuts.
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2.
Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are golden, 15-17 minutes.
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3.
While warm, roll cookies in remaining confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.
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