Cardamom and Cashew Cookies
Light and fluffy, like clouds, these cardamom and cashew cookies have a subtly nuanced flavor and a lovely rustic texture.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw crushed cashews
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, chilled and cut into large pieces
- 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus plenty more for dusting
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Pulse the cashews in a food processor along with 1 to 2 tablespoons flour until the pieces are uniformly fine and the size of graham cracker crumbs destined for a pie crust. Be careful not to process the cashews so long that they clump and turn into cashew butter.
- Using either a stand mixer or a wooden spoon and your biceps, combine the butter and confectioners’ sugar in a bowl to form a stiff mixture. Add the remaining flour, cashews, vanilla, cardamom, and salt, and mix well to form a dough. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Shape small balls of dough, about 1 inch in diameter, and place them on the baking sheet, spacing them a couple inches apart. Smash the balls with the bottom of a small glass lightly dipped in flour to prevent sticking. (You may need to dip the glass in flour for each cookie to prevent sticking. If the glass still sticks to the cookie dough, twist it as you pull up on the glass.) Make sure the cookies don’t touch one another.
- Bake the cookies for 18 to 20 minutes or so. They're done when the edges are a pale golden color and the bottoms, if you peek, are uniformly pale golden brown. Dust the cookies generously with confectioners’ sugar. If the sugar is instantly absorbed by the warm cookies, wait a few moments to let them cool and then dust them again with a slightly thicker layer of sugar. Let the cookies cool on wire racks. (The cookies will keep for a few days in an airtight container. Find information on storing cookies here.)
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 14mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g