Description
These soft, buttery Cardamom Cookies are a fragrant and elegant twist on traditional butter cookies. Spiced with citrusy-sweet ground cardamom and made with pantry staples, this recipe is perfect for holidays, afternoon tea, or everyday indulgence. A must-try spiced cookie recipe.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
0.75 cup powdered sugar
1.5 teaspoons ground cardamom
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
0.25 teaspoon salt
Instructions
1. In a mixing bowl, cream the unsalted butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
2. Mix in the vanilla extract and ground cardamom, blending thoroughly.
3. Gradually add the all-purpose flour and salt, stirring until a soft dough forms.
4. Shape dough into balls or flatten into rounds, place on lined baking sheet.
5. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 12–14 minutes until bottoms are just golden.
6. Let cool 5 minutes on tray, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Let cookies cool fully before storing to maintain texture.
Use fresh cardamom for the brightest flavor.
The cookies taste even better the next day.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Global
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 0.3g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg