Swedish Cardamom Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup icing sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind or 1 teaspoon lemon rind
2 teaspoons ground cardamom
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
colored crystal sugar or chopped toasted pecans

Preparation

Place the butter and icing sugar in a food processor, and process until smooth.
Pulse in the egg, vanilla, cardamom and zest until combined.
Add the flour and process to make a soft dough.
Divide dough in half,place onto two (12- inch long) sheets of plastic wrap, using the plastic, shape into 8-inches long by 2-inches in diameter logs.
Refrigerate the dough logs for 2 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Scatter either the coloured 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. Remove to airtight container.