Cardamom-Orange Sugar Cookies

Step 1

Bolt flour, cardamom, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl to mix. The relate of electrical mixer, beat butter in mountainous bowl until creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar; beat until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in finely grated orange peel and vanilla. Add egg; beat to mix. Add 1/3 of flour combination; beat on low velocity appropriate to mix. Add final flour in 2 additions, beating on low velocity appropriate until blended. Refrigerate until firm sufficient to form, about 1 hour.

Step 2

Divide dough in half. Fabricate every half into ball. Flatten into disks and wrap in plastic. Kick again until firm sufficient to roll out, about Forty five minutes. DO AHEAD: Dough can even be ready 1 day ahead. Abet refrigerated. Let chilled dough stand at room temperature until soft sufficient to roll out, about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Space 1 rack in prime third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 2 mountainous baking sheets with parchment paper. Roll out 1 dough disk on lightly floured floor to generous 1/8-dawdle thickness. Decrease out cookies the relate of festive cookie cutters. Carefully transfer cookies to ready baking sheets, spacing 1 dawdle apart. Sprinkle with raw sugar. Obtain dough scraps into ball. Flatten, duvet, and freeze dough until firm sufficient to roll out one more time, about 10 minutes.

Step 4

Bake cookies until light golden brown, about 16 minutes, rotating sheets midway by scheme of baking for even cooking. Carefully jog parchment paper with cookies onto racks to chill fully. Let baking sheets cool fully, then repeat course of with final dough, lining sheets with novel parchment between batches. DO AHEAD: Cookies can even be made 3 days ahead. Retailer cookies in airtight containers at room temperature.