Chocolate Cardamom Cookies
These chewy chocolate cardamom cookies are one of the most popular holiday cookies on this site! Don't miss this easy favorite!
Servings: 12 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour 249 g
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder natural or Dutch-processed 50 g
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt 227 g
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom optional
- 1 cup granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Adjust an oven rack to the middle position. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter on medium until smooth. Add the 1 3/4 cups sugar and beat on medium until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat on medium until combined. Add the flour mixture and beat on low until just combined.
- Place the remaining 1 cup sugar in a medium bowl. Stir in cardamom, if desired.
- Form the cookies into 3-ounce (85 g) balls (a scant 1/3 cup each). Roll each ball in the sugar and place 6 cookies on each prepared sheet pan. Bake one sheet at a time 11 to 14 minutes, until the edges have set and the centers are puffed and starting to crackle.
- Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the cookies cool completely on the pan.
Notes
From The Vanilla Bean Baking Book: Recipes for Irresistible Everyday Favorites and Reinvented Classics by Sarah Kieffer
Nutrition
Calories: 393kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 87mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 493IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg