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Cardamom Cookies Recipe
These Cardamom Cookies are full of cozy holiday flavor! This Scandinavian-inspired cookie recipe is perfect for adding to your Christmas cookie menu.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Servings: 30 cookies
Calories: 117 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Swedish
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 Tablespoon orange zest, about 1 orange
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- ¼ cup granulated sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl (use the paddle attachment on a stand mixer), beat butter with sugars for 2-3 minutes. Add in egg yolks, orange zest, and vanilla extract. Beat until fully combined.
- Add flour, baking powder, salt, and cardamom to the wet ingredients. Beat until the crumbly mixture comes together into a cookie dough ball.
- Using a 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop, drop cookie dough into a bowl of the reserved 1/4 cup of granulated sugar. Roll cookie dough in sugar then place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Place cookie dough 2-inches apart.
- Bake cookies for 12-14 minutes until edges are lightly browned. Remove from the oven and lightly tap the tops with a spatula. Cool on pans for several minutes, then remove and cool completely on a wire rack.
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Notes
- Use my guide on how to zest a lemon for best tips and tricks on zesting an orange.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
- Freeze dough using my guide on how to freeze cookie dough. Or freeze cookies in a freezer safe, airtight container for up to 3 months. Thaw on counter overnight.
- See blog post for more recipe tips and tricks.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
117kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
29mg
(10%)
Sodium
62mg
(3%)
Potassium
16mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
206IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
0.03mg
(0%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 117
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 117kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 29mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 62mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 206IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.