There are plenty of cookies with cardamom recipes available, and we’ve shared a basic recipe above which you can build off and experiment with adding other ingredients to, depending on your flavor preferences. Some bakers will add golden syrup to the mix to make the cookies softer and fudgier. Make sure you take the time to chill the dough, as this will help to make it firm and easier to roll and cut your cookie shapes from. If you find your dough is cracking when you start to roll it out, then leave it a bit longer to let it warm up out of the fridge. You can use any cookie cutter shape you’d like, but it’s best not to roll your dough out any thinner than advised in the recipe above. You’re aiming for a similar thickness to shortbread cookies.
Whilst ginger and nutmeg are common baking spices at Christmas, cardamom will add a little something different to your cookies. If you’re not familiar with this spice, you can find out all you need to know in our useful guide. And for more inspiration on how to use the cardamom in your kitchen, it’s delightfully light in ice cream for the summer months, and can be used in lots of classic recipes in place of vanilla. Or you could even try making your own cardamom sugar to have to hand to use in other bakes throughout the year.
How to serve them
These cookies are delicious just as they are, or enjoyed with friends and family over a cup of tea, coffee, or milk. They’re also a beautiful gift idea for Christmas.
Storage
These cardamom cookies will keep at room temperature in an airtight container for up to one week, so they’re a great one to bake ahead of the holidays and have ready on the side for guests to help themselves.
