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Yield: Makes 60 assorted trees and reindeer or 108 small stars
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Ingredients
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5 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon coarse salt
1 tablespoon ground cardamom
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened
1 cup dark-brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup heavy cream, room temperature
1 large egg, room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Cook's Notes
We used an assortment of holiday cutters for these crunchy cookies, which are a cross between a gingerbread cookie and an animal cracker. The dough should be made the day before you plan to bake the cookies. Cookies will keep, covered, for up to 2 weeks.
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Read the full recipe after the video.
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 60 assorted trees and reindeer or 108 small stars
faux-bois-tree-0203-d112434.jpg
Gallery
Read the full recipe after the video.
Read the full recipe after the video.
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 60 assorted trees and reindeer or 108 small stars
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 60 assorted trees and reindeer or 108 small stars
Yield: Makes 60 assorted trees and reindeer or 108 small stars
Makes 60 assorted trees and reindeer or 108 small stars
faux-bois-tree-0203-d112434.jpg
faux-bois-tree-0203-d112434.jpg
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 5 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened
- 1 cup dark-brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark corn syrup
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup heavy cream, room temperature
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Directions
Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cardamom, allspice, pepper, and cloves in a large bowl. Place butter in a mixer bowl. Bring sugars, corn syrup, and water to a boil in a large saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Pour hot sugar mixture over butter, then beat on low speed until combined.
Beat cream, egg, and vanilla in a bowl, then add to butter mixture. Beat on medium speed until well combined.
Reduce speed to low, and add flour mixture, beating until just incorporated. Divide dough into thirds, and flatten each into a disk. Wrap each disk in plastic, and refrigerate overnight (or freeze for up to 1 month; thaw in the refrigerator).
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Roll out 1 disk between lightly floured parchment to 1/8-inch thickness. Alternatively, the dough can be rolled out to 1/16-inch thickness for a crisper cookie. Place a lightly floured plastic faux-bois mat on dough, pattern side down. With rolling pin, lightly roll over mat to imprint dough. Carefully remove mat. Transfer dough on parchment to a baking sheet, and refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes. Repeat with remaining disks.
Cut out shapes with holiday cookie cutters. (Alternatively, use tree template: Copy onto card stock, enlarging 200 percent. Cut out, place over dough, and cut along edge with the tip of a paring knife.) Transfer cookies to parchment-lined baking sheets, grouping similar sizes together and spacing them 1 inch apart. Roll out and cut scraps once. Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until edges are golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. (If making small cookies, start checking after 8 minutes.) Transfer to wire racks, and let cool.
Cook's Notes
We used an assortment of holiday cutters for these crunchy cookies, which are a cross between a gingerbread cookie and an animal cracker. The dough should be made the day before you plan to bake the cookies. Cookies will keep, covered, for up to 2 weeks.
Cook’s Notes
We used an assortment of holiday cutters for these crunchy cookies, which are a cross between a gingerbread cookie and an animal cracker. The dough should be made the day before you plan to bake the cookies. Cookies will keep, covered, for up to 2 weeks.
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48 Ratings
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48 Ratings
5 star values:
11
4 star values:
16
3 star values:
15
2 star values:
5
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48 Ratings
5 star values:
11
4 star values:
16
3 star values:
15
2 star values:
5
1 star values:
1
48 Ratings
5 star values:
11
4 star values:
16
3 star values:
15
2 star values:
5
1 star values:
1
- 5 star values:
- 11
- 4 star values:
- 16
- 3 star values:
- 15
- 2 star values:
- 5
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- 1
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5 stars
10/11/2018
I love cardamom and can't wait to try these.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
09/06/2010
Love, love LOVE these! Easy and forgiving dough to shape, interesting and playful to make, keep well, ship well, GREAT taste and smell, batch makes a large amount. The PERFECT Christmas cookie. I ship 160 dozen cookies to family and friends each year, and these are a great addition to the selection of cookies sent.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/12/2009
I made these last year, and they were wonderful! I plan on making them again for 2009. They take a bit of effort, but the beauty and taste are worth it!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
03/10/2009
These are incredible. I make them very thin and crisp. I've served them to guests, who all agreed they are addictive.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/20/2008
The method of combining this recipe is interesting and fun. The dough works nicely once it is well chilled. Flavor is intriguing. I am thinking of using honey to replace the sugars and corn syrup. I over cooked mine but they were fine.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/16/2008
I'm Swedish, so LOVE cardamom! These cookies are wonderful. I have a cookie cutter that looks like a wind-blown cedar tree. I used it for these, brushed them with a thin glaze, and sprinkled them with pearl sugar for 'snow.' Classy looking. Thanks for a terrific recipe.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/16/2008
I ordered the rubbery mats for the designs from the Chinese Clay Art site. I got everything Martha used. I ordered one day and received it the very next day! Excellent company to order from..check it out..it has a bunch of fun things!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/15/2008
I used organic rice syrup in place of the dark corn syrup and they turned out delicious. They are about the same color as the photo above.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/10/2008
thanks sooo much for the help. i do hope to get around to making them when i get the tree up and decorations sorted! once again thanks, merry christmas
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/09/2008
Dark corn syrup is thinner, sweeter, and less flavorful than treacle. Golden syrup would probably be the best substitute. Honey would taste good but might make the cookies too soft and/or make them brown too fast. A cup of flour weighs about 120g.
You might also think about using the same wood-graining technique on the speculaas recipe from earlier in the week, if you can get the ingredients for that one. It's a similar texture, so it should behave much the same way.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/09/2008
hi i wonder if anybody could tell me if dark corn syrup is treacle or golden syrup because i live in northern ireland UK and we dont have corn syrup here. Also if you could tell me how much a cup of flour is in lb/oz or gms. many thanks jc
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/08/2008
I think the beauty of this cookie and the feeling the wood grain invokes just begs for molasses.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/08/2008
Maybe you could try honey instead of the dark karo syrup??
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/08/2008
If you google "clay texture mats," you can find them for 25-50% less on other art supply websites. Check your local art supply or teacher supply stores, too. There are also clay texture *sheets* that you can find where polymer clay is sold; they're not as handy a shape and a less durable material, but they would work and they're usually priced around $3.99 for a set of 4 different textures.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/08/2008
Ditto the comments as a Cardamon Cookie being favorite! ??? - any suggestions on what to use as a replacement for Dark Corn Syrup? Also faux-bois mats - yes way to pricey! I potted for many years
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/08/2008
Cardamom is one of my favorite spices, as well. These cookies are fantastic.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/08/2008
Just visited the Chinese Clay Art site. Click on clay toolls, scroll down to texture mats. The item is #PA-01b; however, they are quite pricy.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/08/2008
Intriguing. Cardamom is one of my favorite spices.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5 stars
10/11/2018
I love cardamom and can't wait to try these.
Rating: 5 stars
Rating: Unrated
09/06/2010
Love, love LOVE these! Easy and forgiving dough to shape, interesting and playful to make, keep well, ship well, GREAT taste and smell, batch makes a large amount. The PERFECT Christmas cookie. I ship 160 dozen cookies to family and friends each year, and these are a great addition to the selection of cookies sent.
Rating: Unrated
Rating: Unrated
12/12/2009
I made these last year, and they were wonderful! I plan on making them again for 2009. They take a bit of effort, but the beauty and taste are worth it!
Rating: Unrated
03/10/2009
These are incredible. I make them very thin and crisp. I've served them to guests, who all agreed they are addictive.
Rating: Unrated
12/20/2008
The method of combining this recipe is interesting and fun. The dough works nicely once it is well chilled. Flavor is intriguing. I am thinking of using honey to replace the sugars and corn syrup. I over cooked mine but they were fine.
Rating: Unrated
12/16/2008
I'm Swedish, so LOVE cardamom! These cookies are wonderful. I have a cookie cutter that looks like a wind-blown cedar tree. I used it for these, brushed them with a thin glaze, and sprinkled them with pearl sugar for 'snow.' Classy looking. Thanks for a terrific recipe.
I ordered the rubbery mats for the designs from the Chinese Clay Art site. I got everything Martha used. I ordered one day and received it the very next day! Excellent company to order from..check it out..it has a bunch of fun things!
Rating: Unrated
12/15/2008
I used organic rice syrup in place of the dark corn syrup and they turned out delicious. They are about the same color as the photo above.
Rating: Unrated
12/10/2008
thanks sooo much for the help. i do hope to get around to making them when i get the tree up and decorations sorted! once again thanks, merry christmas
Rating: Unrated
12/09/2008
Dark corn syrup is thinner, sweeter, and less flavorful than treacle. Golden syrup would probably be the best substitute. Honey would taste good but might make the cookies too soft and/or make them brown too fast. A cup of flour weighs about 120g.
You might also think about using the same wood-graining technique on the speculaas recipe from earlier in the week, if you can get the ingredients for that one. It's a similar texture, so it should behave much the same way.
hi i wonder if anybody could tell me if dark corn syrup is treacle or golden syrup because i live in northern ireland UK and we dont have corn syrup here. Also if you could tell me how much a cup of flour is in lb/oz or gms. many thanks jc
Rating: Unrated
12/08/2008
I think the beauty of this cookie and the feeling the wood grain invokes just begs for molasses.
Maybe you could try honey instead of the dark karo syrup??
If you google "clay texture mats," you can find them for 25-50% less on other art supply websites. Check your local art supply or teacher supply stores, too. There are also clay texture *sheets* that you can find where polymer clay is sold; they're not as handy a shape and a less durable material, but they would work and they're usually priced around $3.99 for a set of 4 different textures.
Ditto the comments as a Cardamon Cookie being favorite! ??? - any suggestions on what to use as a replacement for Dark Corn Syrup? Also faux-bois mats - yes way to pricey! I potted for many years
Cardamom is one of my favorite spices, as well. These cookies are fantastic.
Just visited the Chinese Clay Art site. Click on clay toolls, scroll down to texture mats. The item is #PA-01b; however, they are quite pricy.
Intriguing. Cardamom is one of my favorite spices.
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