Cardamom Cookies
These cardamom cookies will bring an Eastern flavor to the usual cookie. Cardamom and coconut sugar meld beautifully together to give a most satisfying and crisp cookie!
Servings: 20
Calories: 155kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 cups gluten free flour
- 4 cardamoms skins removed and crushed
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- Beat butter and sugar in a stand mixer or hand held beater till fluffy.
- Blend in egg.
- In a separate bowl stir together the flour, cardamom, salt and nutmeg.
- Stir the dry flour mixture into the butter mixture until just combined.
- Half the dough and form into two discs.
- Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- On a lightly floured surface roll out one disc to about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out cookie with the cookie cutters and put onto parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Repeat with second disc and bake for about 12-15 minutes or the edges of the cookies just turn brown.
- Let cool and then decorate with cookie icing and sprinkles.
Nutrition
Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 74mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 296IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
