Author Notes: This recipe comes from Padma Lakshmi and is a part of Food52’s Bake Off benefitting No Kid Hungry. —Food52
Makes: 25-30 cookies
Ingredients
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1/2
pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into six pieces
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1/4
cup confectioner’s sugar, plus more for dusting
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2
cups all-purpose flour
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1/2
cup raw, crushed cashews
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2
teaspoons vanilla extract
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1
teaspoon cardamom powder
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1/8
teaspoon salt
Directions
- Combine the butter and confectioner’s sugar in a bowl to form a stiff mixture. Add the flour, nuts, vanilla, cardamom powder and salt, and mix well to form a dough. Let stand for 30 minutes, covered, at room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease a cookie sheet.
- Make small balls out of the dough, about 1 inch in diameter, and place them on a cookie sheet. Smash the balls flat with the bottom of a small glass, lightly dipped in flour to prevent sticking, so they resemble irregular clouds. Make sure the cookies don’t touch one another.
- Bake for approximately 22 to 25 minutes (depending on the oven). Remove from the oven and dust the tops generously with confectioner’s sugar. Cool on racks.
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