Swedish Cardamom Almond Cookies
Swedish Almond Cardamom Cookies are easy no-chill drop cookies with buttery shortbread texture and fragrant almond-cardamom flavor ~ simple enough for everyday baking, but special enough for the holidays.
Servings: 10 cookies
Equipment
- electric beaters
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup white sugar, plus more for rolling.
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 3/4 tsp cardamom
- 2 cups +3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F and line baking trays with parchment paper.
- Cream the soft butter and sugar until light and fluffy, this will take a few minutes, and you'll want to scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times to get everything well incorporated.
- Beat in the almond extract and cardamom.
- Toss the flour and baking powder together to combine and then blend into the butter mixture. Keep at it until there is no flour left and you've got a thick cookie dough. I start the process using my electric beaters but switch to a silicone spoon to finish combining the dough.
- Portion out 1/4 cup amounts of dough and roll round with your hands. Then roll each ball of dough in sugar untill well coated, and place on your parchment lined baking sheet. Note: I don't crowd the pan, I like to give my cookies room when they bake, so no more than 4 per pan.
- Place your tray on the middle rack of your preheated oven and bake for about 18-20 minutes, or until slightly puffed but still pale. Allow the cookies to cool on the pan for a few minutes to firm up before moving to a rack.*
- Once the cookies have firmed up, but are still warm, I give the tops another dunk in the sugar. This second coating really gives these cookies a nice look and gives them a little extra crunch on the outside.
- Your cookies will keep at room temperature for up to 5 days, and they will freeze beautifully for up to 3 months.
Notes
Your baking time can vary a bit depending on how you like your cookies. I like them soft, but they are also delicious when they're firmer, so do a test cookie to determine your preference.
If you like you can gently flatten each ball of dough (just slightly!) with the bottom of a small drinking glass before baking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 cookie · Calories: 333 kcal · Carbohydrates: 39 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 19 g · Saturated Fat: 12 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 49 mg · Sodium: 147 mg · Potassium: 55 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 20 g · Vitamin A: 567 IU · Vitamin C: 0.03 mg · Calcium: 19 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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