Photo: Cardamom-Semolina Shortbread Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup semolina flour
- 2 1/4 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 4 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon orange-flower water, available at gourmet markets, or substitute orange extract or liqueur
Directions
Sift together both flours and 2 teaspoons cardamom in a large bowl; set aside.
Using a mixer, beat the butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar and the salt in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the egg yolks; mix well. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Mix in the orange-flower water.
Divide the dough in half; place each half on a sheet of wax paper. Using the wax paper, roll each piece of dough into a 12-by-1 1/2-inch log. Wrap tightly and chill until firm, at least 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cardamom in a bowl. Slice one log of dough into 1/4-inch-thick rounds (keep the remaining log refrigerated). Dip the tops of dough rounds in the cardamom sugar and arrange on ungreased baking sheets; bake until golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool. Repeat with the remaining log of dough.
Photograph by Emily Nathan
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By khaltubibi_13138491
Arlington, 83
on September 09, 2010
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In response to "Not A Real Shortbread!"
1. if you used the butter cold it will come out better, if you used a poor quality butter you will get too much water and a different consistency.
2. orange BLOSSOM water, doesn't taste like orange, it taste like orange BLOSSOM water.
By cdrvictormott_1...
Lorton, 86
on December 22, 2009
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There is WAY TOO MUCH BUTTER in this recipe. I followed the recipe exactly and the cookies basically became a sugar cookie. They totally flattened out! The picture in the magazine is HIGHLY misleanding. They looked great when I cut them, but they four sticks of butter is way too much and I should have known better for a shortbread. Anyway if you do decide to make this cut the butter, maybe in half. Also up the orange. I used the orange blossom water and also put in 1/4 tsp of orange oil. Still no real orange flavor. I WILL NOT make this recipe again... Or at least not as it is written! The Food Network test kitchens should test this first! Also use more precise measurements. I mean what does "4 stick of butter" really mean. That assumes that all "sticks of butter" are the same... But they are not!
By elizabeth.hammo...
richardson, TX
on March 02, 2009
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Yum! I made these a couple nights ago after being very intrigued by the recipe. I used orange zest (about 2 tsp and a squirt of orange juice (about 1 tsp instead of the orange-flower extract. It was a perfect. There is a small hint of orange which pairs well with the cardamom. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us FN Magazine!
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