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citrus saffron cookies 5

Citrus and Saffron Cookies

Kankana Saxena
Servings 0

Ingredients
 

  • ¾ 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
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ½ cup semolina
  • ½ cup chickpea flour
  • 1 teaspoon 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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Servings