Best 7 Cardamom Sugar Thins Recipes

CARDAMOM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder, 3/4 teaspoon cardamom and salt in bowl; mix well. Set aside.
• Combine butter and 1 cup sugar in another bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg; beat until well combined. Add half of flour mixture; beat at low speed until well mixed. Add 1/4 cup whipping cream and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add remaining flour mixture; beat until well mixed.
• Divide dough in half; shape each into flat disk. Wrap individually in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate at least 1 hour until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cardamom in bowl; set aside.
• Roll out dough, one half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with 2- to 2 1/2-inch cookie cutter. Place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Brush tops of cookies lightly with whipping cream; sprinkle with cardamom sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light golden brown around edges. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely.

CARDAMOM SUGAR

Steps:

• Crack cardamom pods open to remove seeds. Discard husks.
• Combine cardamom seeds and 2 tablespoons sugar in a spice grinder; grind until fine and evenly textured. Combine with remaining 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar. Transfer to a glass container; seal.

CARDAMOM SUGAR THINS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir together flour, cardamom, baking powder and salt until blended; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter and 1 cup granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add egg, egg yolk and vanilla; beat on low speed until combined. Add flour mixture; beat until soft dough forms. Cover and refrigerate 5 to 10 minutes or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. On lightly floured surface, or between 2 sheets of waxed paper or cooking parchment paper, roll half of dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 2-inch scalloped cookie cutter, cut out dough, gently pressing together and rerolling scraps as necessary. Onto ungreased cookie sheets, place about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cool completely before storing in airtight container.

CARDAMOM SUGAR CRISPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. On low speed, beat in flour, salt, cardamom and cinnamon. Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Gently press bottom of drinking glass onto dough to grease, then press into granulated sugar and onto dough balls to flatten to about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are just beginning to brown and centers of cookies are set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool 10 minutes.
• In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla and enough of the milk until glaze is smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over cookies; sprinkle with sugar crystals.

CHOCOLATE THINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
• Butter a 14 x 18inch baking sheet with 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• Cream the remaining butter with 1/2 cup of the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla. Mix in the sifted flour and cocoa.
• Using your fingers, which have been run under cold water and dried, spread the batter over the baking sheet, completely covering it to the edges.
• Beat the egg white until stiff and spread it over the batter. Combine the cinnamon with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, and sprinkle it over the egg white.
• Bake for about 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately cut the pastry into about 24 diamond, square, or oblong shapes.
• With a metal spatula, carefully remove the cookies from the sheet and cool.

PERSIAN PISTACHIO-CARDAMOM THINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare an 11 by 7 by 1 1/2-inch baking pan by lining with parchment paper.
• Combine the sugar and cardamom in a small bowl, and mix with a spoon to combine. Beat the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff, beat in sugar mixture (1 tablespoon at a time) until egg whites are thick and glossy. Add the flour, salt and pistachios, and mix with a spatula to combine. Spread mixture into the prepared pan. Bake in oven for 30 minutes, until firm to touch and top is golden. Cool for 10 minutes on a rack. Reduce oven temperature to 275 degrees F. With an electric knife, or very sharp knife, cut thin slices (1/4-inch thick, 7 inches long) and place on a large cookie sheet. Bake 20 to 25 minutes longer, or until crisp, dry, and firm. Store in airtight container.

CARDAMOM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cardamom, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide dough in half. Shape each portion into a ball, then flatten into a disk. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours., Roll each disk directly on parchment to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. snowflake-shaped cookie cutter, leaving at least 2 in. between cookies. Remove trimmings; repeat with remaining dough, refrigerating dough as needed., Place parchment with cookies on baking sheets. Bake at 325° until edges are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and milk. Pipe over cookies and sprinkle with coarse sugar and/or glitter. Let dry completely.