Cardamom Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

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

Recipe

• 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 .
• 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.