Rose Water Shortbread Cookies

Name: Rose Water Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 large egg; 1 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 teaspoon poppy seeds; 177 milliliters powdered sugar; 355 milliliters white rice flour plus more for rolling; 1 teaspoon rose water; 118 milliliters (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

Rose Water Shortbread Cookies might be just the Southern recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 1g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 59 calories. This recipe serves 36. If you have butter, rose water, poppy seeds, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works best as a dessert, and is done in approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Whisk cardamom and 1 1/2 cups flour in a medium bowl and set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat sugar and butter in a medium bowl until smooth.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Add egg and rose water and beat to blend.

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Rose Water

Egg

Reduce mixer to low speed; gradually mix in dry ingredients (dough will be stiff). Cover and chill at least 6 hours or overnight.

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Dough

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Preheat oven to 300°. Scoop level tablespoonfuls of dough and, using lightly floured hands, roll into balls.

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Dough

Roll

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Place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing about 1 1/2" apart. Using a fork or another utensil that can make a decorative pattern in dough, flatten balls to a 1/4" thickness. (Alternatively, flatten balls and make an indentation in the centers with your thumb.)

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Dough

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Sprinkle cookies with poppy seeds.

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Poppy Seeds

Bake cookies until firm but still pale, 20- 25 minutes.

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Transfer to wire racks; let cool.

DO AHEAD: Cookies can be baked 5 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.

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Servings:

1large

egg 1teaspoons

ground cardamom 1teaspoon

poppy seeds 177milliliters

powdered sugar 355milliliters

white rice flour plus more for rolling 1teaspoon

rose water 118milliliters

(1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try Steppe Cellars Dry Riesling. Reviewers quite like it with a 4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 18 dollars per bottle.