" Saffron and Cardamom cookies "

The spice saga continues :) and this time the world’s most delicate spice. Saffron is a spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, commonly known as the saffron crocus. It has a distinct flavour and gives a beautiful yellow tint to anything cooked with it.

I got some saffron from the market and since then I wanted to use it in my kitchen. I never used saffron in any recipe so I thought why not to bake some cookies with it. 

But the recipe I selected for baking contains cardamom also, so the strong aroma of cardamom suppressed the mild flavour of saffron. So may be next time I will bake with only saffron flavour :).

Ingredients

All purpose flour -1/2 cup

Unsalted Butter – 3tbsp (softened)

Powdered Sugar - 4 tbsp

Saffron Strands - A pinch

Cardamom Powder - 1/4 tsp

Milk - 1 tbsp

Sliced Almonds for Garnish

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius. Line a baking tray with parchment paper.

2. In a small bowl soak the saffron in hot milk and keep aside.

3. In a bowl, add the softened butter and powdered sugar and mix well.

4. Now add the saffron milk and mix.

5. Add the flour and cardamom powder to the butter and sugar mixture then mix everything to make dough. The dough will be very soft and delicate.

6. Now make round balls, flatten them to give shape of cookies and place them on lined tray. Garnish the cookies with almonds.

7. Bake them in the preheated oven for 15 - 20 minutes.

Remove them from the oven and place them on a wire rack and cool. Enjoy with your evening tea.

Enjoy!