Cardamom Balls
Created by ellie on July 25, 2014
- Servings: 48
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 12m
- Recipe #13326
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons cardamom, crushed or powdered
- 1 large egg (beaten, optional glaze)
How to Make
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Step 1: Cream butter and sugar until light and then add the egg, beating it until dough is thick.
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Step 2: Stir in cream.
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Step 3: In a separate bowl sift dry ingredients together (flour - salt) and stir into butter mixture with the cardamom. Stir until a stiff dough form. Chill dough for at least one hour.
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Step 4: Shape dough into small balls ( 1 inch in diameter) and arrange on baking sheets.
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Step 5: Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10-15 minutes or until golden.
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Step 6: If you want you can brush balls with a beaten egg.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (13 g)
- Calories 50
- Total Fat - 2.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.4 g
- Cholesterol - 14.6 mg
- Sodium - 47.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 2.1 g
- Protein - 0.9 g
- Calcium - 17.7 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg