Swedish Christmas Cookies
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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3 1/2 dozen
- Serves:
- 12-20
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fine salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- colored crystal sugar or chopped toasted pecans
directions
- Whisk the flour, cardamom, and salt in a bowl.
- Put the butter and confectioners' sugar in a food processor, and process until smooth.
- Pulse in the egg, vanilla, and lemon zest until combined. Add the flour mixture and process to make a soft buttery dough.
- Divide dough in half onto 2 (12-inch long) sheets of plastic wrap, using the plastic, shape into rough logs.
- Refrigerate the dough logs for 30 minutes until just firm enough to shape into uniform logs, 8-inches long by 2-inches in diameter. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Scatter either the sanding sugars or toasted nuts on a work surface and roll the logs until completely coated.
- Cut into 1/4-inch thick cookies and space about 1 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake until golden around the edges, about 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cookies on the pan on wire racks. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.
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Reviews
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Awesome cookie Leah. Loved the strong cardamom flavor in the cookie, it was lovely with the lemon rind. I used ground hazelnuts instead of pecans, it was what I had on hand. Garnished the cookies with a simple glaze and dusted with more of the ground hazelnuts. I will definitely be making these again often, they were quick and very easy to make. Thanks for sharing your recipe, it made my christmas tins and trays more special.
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Awesome cookie Leah. Loved the strong cardamom flavor in the cookie, it was lovely with the lemon rind. I used ground hazelnuts instead of pecans, it was what I had on hand. Garnished the cookies with a simple glaze and dusted with more of the ground hazelnuts. I will definitely be making these again often, they were quick and very easy to make. Thanks for sharing your recipe, it made my christmas tins and trays more special.
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I'm out of high school and living at home so I do a lot of cooking for my family. I love to cook, for me it is both relaxing and fun, especially when there are no time limits! I started baking when I was around 9. I began with making bread then I gradually went on to making meals.
Besides cooking and baking I love to knit, paint, sew, and study languages my favorite being Arabic which maybe someday I will actually be able to speak.
Most of the recipes I post are family favorites or at least my favorites.
My ratings go something like this:
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If it is lower than these two there is something wrong with the recipe (b/c I'm not picky at all!) and I'll just leave you a comment.:)
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