Edible Flower Cookies with butter, mascarpone, a sprinkle of cardamom with a variety of edible flowers on top, a shortbread cookie for beautiful special occasions .
Course Cookies
Cuisine Edible Flowers
Keyword Edible Flower Shortbread Cookies
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
chill 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 2Dozen
Equipment
Food processor or dough cutter
Cookie cutter
Baking sheet
Ingredients
16ozButtersoftened
8ozMascarpone softened
3/4cupSugar
2tbspCoarse sugar
3 1/2cupsAll purpose flour more as needed
1tspSalt
24Edible flowers a variety
Instructions
In a food processor or stand up mixer, place the softened butter, mascarpone, sugar, salt and 3 cups of flour. Whisk until the dough forms a ball.
Roll out the dough between 2 pieces of lightly floured parchment paper, to about 1/4 inch thickness. Chill for 30-minutes.
Preheat oven to 350.
Using a round cookie cutter, press out the cookies and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet pan.
Place the flowers on top. Sprinkle with coarse sugar.
Bake 10-15 minutes, until a pale golden brown. Place extra flowers on warm cookies. Cool and enjoy.
Video
Notes
Depending on the size of the flowers or petals being used, more or less flowers will be needed.