Christmas Cardamom Butter Cookies

By Bostoncook

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 5 1/2 tsp cardamom
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 6 tbsp powdered sugar
• Sliced almonds to garnish

Details

Servings 24

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 375F degrees, oven rack in center of oven. Grease a heavy cookie sheet (use a veggie oil).

2. Combine salt (if using) and flour in a bowl.

3. Cream Butter sugar and 2 teasp of cardamom until fluffy.

4. Add flour and beat at low speed. Stir in 1/2 cup almonds.

5. Combine powdered sugar and remaining cardamom.

6. Roll dough into 1 Tbsp balls one at a time. Roll each in the Powdered sugar mixture, coat well. Place on cookie sheet and with the bottom of a small glass, dipped in the sugar, press the cookie to 1/2" thickness. Press a couple of almond slices into each cookie (use more if you like). Have cookies at least a 1/2" apart.

7. Bake about 14 minutes or until they are light brown. Cool on a rack. Put in airtight container.

Notes: Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum, yum. I could eat the entire batch in one sitting. Accidentally used all of the cardamom in with the dough - and it was great! Used chopped almonds instead of sliced. Just delicious