Christina'S Chai Shortbread Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 cups flour
    1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom
    1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1 dash ground cloves
    1 dash fresh ground black pepper
    3/4 cup powdered sugar
    10 tablespoons butter, softened
    1 tablespoon ice water
Preparation
    Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
    Combine flour with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and powdered sugar.
    Mix well with a whisk.
    Place sugar mixture and butter in a medium bowl; beat well with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
    Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed just until combined (mixture will appear crumbly)
    Sprinkle dough with 1 tbsp ice water; toss with a fork.
    Divide dough in half; shape dough into 2 6inch logs; wrap each log in plastic wrap.
    Chill for 1 hour or until very firm.
    Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
    Unwrap dough logs and cut each log into 18 slices using a serrated knife.
    Place dough circles 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
    Bake at 375\u00b0F for 10 minutes.
    Cool on pans for 5 minutes. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks.

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