Christmas Cardamom Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 10 drops red food coloring
• 10 drops green food coloring

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a small bowl combine flour baking powder and cardamon.
• 3 in a large bowl beat butter until softened, add sugar beat until fluffy.
• 4 add egg and vanilla to butter mixture, mix well.
• 5 gradually add flour mixture into butter mixture, beating till well mixed.
• 6 divide dough into thirds.
• 7 stir red food color into 1 third, green into another third, leave remaining third plain.
• 8 cover each and refrigerate 1 hour.
• 9 take a pinch of each color dough to make 1 1/2 inch ball.
• 10 place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 11 flatten to 1/4 inch thick with a glass dipped in sugar.
• 12 bake 8 minutes at 350, until egde is just starting to become golden color.
• 13 remove and cool on rack.