Cardamom Spice Cookies
 
 
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Serves: Makes 2 dozen
Ingredients
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom, more for sprinkling
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 6 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 6 tablespoons very soft butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 1 large egg
Instructions
  1. Adjust oven racks to upper- and lower-middle positions and heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon in a medium bowl; set aside. Whisk oil, butter, and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Whisk in molasses, then egg.  Stir in dry ingredients.
  3. Form dough into 2-tablespoon portions and set cookies about 2 ½ inches apart on a silpat- or parchment-lined 18- by 12-inch rimmed baking sheet. (Figure about 8 cookies per sheet). Bake until puffed slightly, golden brown around the edges, and starting to crackle about 10 minutes if baking 1 sheet and about 12 minutes for 2 sheets. Don’t over bake! (If you’re baking 2 sheets at a time, switch positions after 7 or 8 minutes.)
  4. As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, sprinkle a little ground cardamom on top of each one. Allow cookies to cool on the sheets for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Cooled cookies can be stored in an air-tight container for up to a week.
Notes
Make sure you use very soft—not melted!—butter. If you can, leave it on the counter for a few hours or overnight. If you have to quickie-soften your butter in the microwave and melt some in the process, you may need to add a little more flour to make the dough hang together. Just add enough flour that the dough will hold a very soft ball.
Recipe by Three Many Cooks at https://threemanycooks.com/recipes/sweet-treats/cardamom-spice-cookies/