North Africian Cardamom Cookies Food

CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a small bowl, whisk together baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon and flour and reserve.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-hgih speed, beat sugar and butter together until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add egg and beat until thouroughly combined. Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture and mix until just combined.
• Roll dough into balls and transfer to baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Carefully press dough with flat bottom of drinking glass and bake until llightly browned, 14 to 16 minutes. Remove from oven and cool 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Add milk, cardamom and cinnamon and beat well. Reduce speed to low and add powdered sugar to reach desired consistency. Spread icing on cooled cookies.
• Note: This icing is fairly soft, and does not harden. If you like your icing to be a bit stiffer, try adding slightly less milk and more confectioners sugar.

CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together the butter and sugars.
• Beat in the egg yolk and extract.
• Beat in flour, salt and cardamom; blend well.
• Spread dough in a 10x15"pan.
• Brush surface with slightly beaten egg white.
• Sprinkle nuts over top.
• Bake at 275 degrees for 1 hour.
• Cool completely and then frost.
• Melt the butter in a skillet until it browns.
• Remove from heat and beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
• Add enough milk to thin enough to drizzle over pan of baked cookes.
• Cut cookies into squares.

NORTH AFRICIAN CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the butter, sugar and cardomom powder for 3 minutes.
• Then with the beater going add the eggs one at a time.
• When the mixture gets light take it out in a bowl and add the flour and salt with a light hand.
• When a soft dough gets prepared with the help of a spoon drop them on a nonstick cookie sheet.
• Place them 1/2" apart.
• Bake these cookies in a preheated oven at 325 F for 10 - 11 minutes or till the cookies have a golden color.
• Repeat the baking procedure for the remaining dough.

IRAQI CARDAMOM COOKIES (HADGI BADAH)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare baking sheets with a light coating of cooking spray, oil or butter. (Looks like parchment paper would also work well with these cookies.).
• Sift together the flour, cardamom, salt, and baking powder.
• Using an electric mixer, beat the sugar and eggs until light and creamy. Stir in the flour mixture, then the ground almonds.
• Pinch off a small piece of dough and hand form into 1-inch balls, moistening your hands with rose water or orange blossom water, if desired. Place on the prepared baking sheets and flatten slightly. Press a whole almond into the center of each cookie.
• Bake until lightly browned about 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

BARBARA'S CARDAMOM COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream 1 cup butter and the granulated and brown sugars until fluffy.
• Add the egg yolk and 1 teaspoon vanilla, mix well.
• Stir in the flour, cardamom and salt.
• Spread in an ungreased 10 x 15" baking pan.
• Beat the egg white until bubbly but not forming peaks.
• Brush the dough with the egg white and sprinkle with the chopped nuts.
• Bake at 275°F for 1 hour.
• In a saucepan, melt the 1 1/2 Tablespoon butter until it browns slightly, remove from heat.
• Beat in 1 cup confectioner's sugar and the 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
• Add enough milk to make a"drizzling" consistency.
• Drizzle on baked dough.
• Cut into bars.