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Cardamom Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 65 Minutes
Servings: 6
The browned butter frosting on these bars is yummy!
Ingredients:
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon almond extract
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2-1 teaspoon cardamom
1/3 cup chopped nuts
1 1/2 tablespoons butter or 1 1/2 tablespoons margarine
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
milk
Directions:
1. Cream together the butter and sugars.
2. Beat in the egg yolk and extract.
3. Beat in flour, salt and cardamom; blend well.
4. Spread dough in a 10x15 pan.
5. Brush surface with slightly beaten egg white.
6. Sprinkle nuts over top.
7. Bake at 275 degrees for 1 hour.
8. Cool completely and then frost.
9. Melt the butter in a skillet until it browns.
10. Remove from heat and beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla.
11. Add enough milk to thin enough to drizzle over pan of baked cookes.
12. Cut cookies into squares.
By RecipeOfHealth.com