Cardamom bear sugar cookies
These cute cardamom bear sugar cookies taste lush, buttery and melt-in-your mouth. Colorful M&Ms add extra crunch. They are very easy and fun to make.
How adorable are these cookies! They turned out better than I expected. The cookie dough is very manageable and allows you to make any cookie shapes you wish.
How to make cardamom bear sugar cookies
In a medium bowl mix flour and cardamom. In a separate bowl add powdered sugar, butter, salt and egg and mix together until light and fluffy. then add flour. Mix all the ingredients until you get a unified dough.
Flatten the dough, wrap it n a cling film and chill in a fridge for at least 1 hour. When you are ready to bake. Preheat oven to 170C (338F). Roll cookie dough and cut cookies. Place m7ms on top. bake for about 10-12 minutes.
TIPS:
- Be organized, have all ingredients in the right temp and have all the equipment prepared.
- Make space in the fridge for the dough to chill.
- Do not roll your cookie dough very thin.
- I have added whole teaspoon of cardamom as I love it but you can add less if you are afraid that the flavour is too strong.
- As an alternative you can use nuts instead of sweets on top.
What do cardamom bear sugar cookies taste like?
These cute little cookies taste fantastic. The are loaded with cardamom and butter flavour. They are very aromatic and have a melt-in-your-mouth consistency. I have added chocolate M7Ms on top but you can replace them with nuts or other sweets if you wish.
How to store cardamom bear sugar cookies
Store cookies at room temperature in a cookie box or in a cookie tin for up to a week. You can also freeze them for up to 6 months. I would recommend freezing them in an air-tight container rather than a zip lock bag. It will prevent cookies from breaking.
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Buttery and melt-in-your-mouth cardamom cookies.
- 300 g flour (AP)
- 150 g butter (unsalted, cold, cut into cubes)
- 70 g sugar (powdered (icing sugar))
- 1 egg (large)
- 1 tsp cardamom (ground, powder)
- 1/4 tsp salt (table)
- 70 M&Ms (1 pack)
Prepare 2 large baking sheets, lined with baking paper. Set aside.
Add butter, egg, sugar and salt into a bowl and combine all ingredients until soft and fluffy.
Then add flour and cardamom and mix until you get a unified cookie dough.
Your dough will be soft and it will not be possible to cut out any cookies, it is ok, do not panic.
Place your dough on a working area, make a ball and flatten the dough 2 cm thick. Wrap it in a cling film and cool in the fridge for about 1 hour.
After 1 hour, when you are ready to bake make sure you have everything ready and you will need to act fast.
Sprinkle your working surface with a little bit of flour and lave the dough for 5 min to warm up so it is easy to work with.
Preheat the oven to 170C° fan (338).
Roll the dough around 0.7cm or 1cm thick.
Cut out cookies and place them on the prepared baking sheets.
Arrange M&Ms on top of each cookie.
Bake the cookies for about 10-12 minutes depending on your oven.
When cookies are ready, remove them from oven. Leave the cookies to cool and then transfer them on a cooling rack to cool down completely.