Browned Butter Cardamom Cookies

I almost wasn't going to post these cookies. They aren't my favorite. They're a little too powder sugary and just seem kind of lacking. There aren't as many levels of flavors as I would have liked.
Plus, have you ever tried to type complete sentences with a head cold? Yeah, this is a lot harder than it looks.
So why am I posting them then? Because I love the pictures! I think they turned out so cute and wintery. That's a word, right?
So, my advice to anyone who does end up trying these...Don't roll them in powdered sugar twice. Just do it one time, when they're cool. When they're warm I think they just pick up too much of the sugar and it gets a little overwhelming. I would also consider adding something else to it. Maybe a little extra spice, maybe some cinnamon. I'm not really sure...but it could use something.
Maybe I just need fully active taste buds. Ha...Perhaps I'll try them again in a week.



Browned Butter Cardamom Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup Butter
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar (for rolling cookies in)
Melt butter in 2-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat. Continue cooking, stirring constantly and watching closely, until butter just starts to turn golden brown (3 to 5 minutes). (Butter will get foamy and bubble.) Immediately remove from heat. Pour into bowl; refrigerate until cooled (30 minutes).

Heat oven to 350°F.
Combine cooled browned butter and sugar in large bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed. Add egg yolk, vanilla and cardamom; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low. Beat, gradually adding flour, until mixture is no longer crumbly and forms a dough.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies puff and start to turn light golden brown. (Cookies will have cracks in them.)
Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool 1 minute. Roll cookies in powdered sugar while warm and again when completely cooled. Store between sheets of waxed paper in loosely covered container.

Source: Land O' Lakes
Photos by Keegan Orange