Sweet cookies
Description
Very simple and delicious cookies. You can make a large batch, as they stay fresh for a long time. You can decorate them with nuts or leave them plain. You can use whole wheat flour or regular wheat flour. Butter can be substituted with margarine. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Grind the sugar together with green cardamom seeds using a blender or coffee grinder.
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Step 2
2. Add flour and baking powder to a bowl, mix well.
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Step 3
3. Cut the chilled butter into small pieces and place it in a bowl with the flour.
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Step 4
4. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients by hand. If the butter melts too quickly, place the mixture in the refrigerator, then continue mashing.
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Step 5
5. Add the previously ground sugar with cardamom, as well as nutmeg, to the bowl with flour and butter.
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Step 6
6. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients together.
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Step 7
7. Add yogurt to the dough and mix slightly.
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Step 8
8. Pour in the milk and knead the dough by hand.
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Step 9
9. Gather the dough into a single ball and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
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Step 10
10. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and shape it into a roll, then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Step 11
11. After half an hour, take the dough out of the refrigerator and cut it into pieces about 0.7 cm thick with a sharp knife.
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Step 12
12. Place the cookies on a baking sheet and decorate them with nuts (you can sprinkle with sugar).
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Step 13
13. Place the dough in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 15-25 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a board or rack, let them cool, and then serve.