Description
These cookies are soft but not too sweet and bursting with unusual flavors.
Ingredients
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- 3/4 cup butter (softened at room temperature)
- a pinch of saffron
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon crushed cardamom
- juice of half lemon
- zest of half lemon
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup semolina
- 1/2 cup chickpea flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
- In a tiny bowl, mix the saffron with milk and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Mix the butter, lemon juice, zest, salt and sugar in a separate bowl. Now, add the milk-saffron mixture to the bowl along with crushed cardamom and whisk until its smooth.
- In another bowl, mix rest of the dry ingredients.
- Pour all the dry ingredients in the butter mixture and knead it to form a nice sticky dough.
- Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let it rest for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350F .
- Make tiny balls with the dough and press it slightly to form a flat shape .
- Bake it for about 15 minutes or until it pale white in color and forms slight cracks on top.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Baking