Cardamom Sugar Cookies • easy cookie stamp recipe! (2024)

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Cardamom sugar cookies made with a cookie stamp are delicate and deliciously aromatic ~ definitely add them to your holiday cookie collection!

Cookies have evolved over the generations from being a very simple treat to over the top elaborate, and holiday cookies especially can be almost inedible in their attempt to be ‘festive’. These basic cardamom sugar cookies may be soft spoken, but aromatic spice sets them apart. A snowflake imprint and a sprinkle of sugar gives them a wintery look. If you’re the type that can’t abide the whole red and green food coloring thing, I think you’ll love these.

why we love them

cardamom sugar cookie ingredients

• butter
  • unsalted butter, softened to room temperature.
• sugar
  • I’ve used granulated sugar, you can also use confectioner’s sugar. I use extra granulated sugar to coat my cookies when they’re in ball form, and after they’re pressed.
• cardamom
  • ground cardamom has a wonderfully complex, exotic aroma and flavor ~ it’s a step up from cinnamon! If your cardamom’s been sitting in the back of the cupboard for years, replace it.
• vanilla
  • buy good quality pure vanilla extract, the cut rate vanilla ‘flavoring’ is not as good.
• salt
  • balances the sweetness of the cookies and enhances the cardamom.
• flour
  • regular all purpose flour gives sugar cookies structure.

equipment you’ll need for stamped cardamom sugar cookies

• electric mixer ~ this can be a stand mixer like I used, or electric beaters. If you’ve got a strong arm you can do it with a wooden spoon.
• rolling pin or cookie scoop
  • I made these cookies both ways: the first time I rolled out the dough and stamped/cut them out. The second time I scooped balls of dough and stamped the balls. I use a medium (2 tablespoon) cookie scoop, like this one.
• cookie stamps ~ I used Nordic Ware snowflake cookie stamps which you can find here. These are the same stamps we use for Soft Glazed Gingerbread Cookies and their chocolate counterparts, Chocolate Gingerbread Stamped Cookies.
• cookie sheets lined with parchment paper

1. It’s best to use specific recipes that have been formulated for cookie stamps. Many cookie recipes will not work with cookie stamps.
2. Put your metal cookie stamps in the freezer while you prep your cookie dough. The cold metal will release easier from the dough.
3. Don’t over cream your butter and sugar, just beat until well combined. Too much creaming can make the cookies rise and blur the design on your stamped cookies.
4. Be sure to mix your dough well, especially pay attention to getting all the butter evenly incorporated. Bits of unincorporated butter can cause deformed cookies, and it’s particularly important with stamped cookies.
5. Rather than rolling out your dough with a rolling pin, you can roll it into balls for pressing. This will make slightly fatter cookies, and this turned out to be my preferred method. It’s easier, and results in a sharper imprint.
6. Roll your balls of dough in granulated sugar before stamping, the sugar will help the mold release easily.
7. Make sure your design is centered by placing the ball of dough in the center of the stamp, and then gently flip it over onto the baking sheet to press.
8. The harder you press, the thinner and crunchier your cookie will be. Press gently for a thicker, softer cookie.
9. Stop pressing when you see the dough at the edges of the stamp.
10. Freeze the pressed cookies for 15 minutes. This will help them hold their shape during baking.
11. Transfer your cold pressed cookies onto a fresh baking sheet before baking, because a cold cookie sheet can affect the way the cookies bake.

did you know?

The history of modern cookie stamps dates back to Medieval Europe when bakers in Germany, Holland, and Scandinavia baked yeasted doughs and gingerbread in elaborately carved molds. In their heyday the mold designs created by master wood carvers held great symbolic significance and were believed to have magic powers for good luck, virility, and fertility. Immigrants from northern Europe brought their treasured cookie molds with them to the US in the mid 19th century and currently cookie stamps and molds are having a mini comeback. I’m glad because I love them!

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