Citrus and Saffron Cookies
The refreshing citrus with the flavorful saffron makes this Citrus and Saffron Cookies super delicious.
- Prep time
- --
- Cook time
- Not listed
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
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
- 1
In a tiny bowl, mix the saffron with milk and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- 2
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.
- 3
In another bowl, mix rest of the dry ingredients.
- 4
Pour all the dry ingredients in the butter mixture and knead it to form a nice sticky dough.
- 5
Cover the dough with a kitchen towel and let it rest for 20 minutes.
- 6
Preheat the oven to 350F .
- 7
Make tiny balls with the dough and press it slightly to form a flat shape .
- 8
Bake it for about 15 minutes or until it pale white in color and forms slight cracks on top.