Lemon Thyme Cookies

Fresh herbs infuse baked goods with subtle flavor and fragrance. This simple recipe uses lemon thyme from the garden (or store).Cardamom is a spice native to the Middle East, North Africa, and Scandinavia. There are three types of cardamom; green cardamom (used in most recipes), black cardamom and Madagascar cardamom. Cardamom has a strong, unique spicy-sweet taste, which is slightly aromatic.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon fresh lemon thyme, chopped
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground green cardamom
1 cup sorghum flour
1/4 cup sweet rice flour

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place butter in a mixing bowl; beat with mixer on high speed for 30 seconds. Add the sugar; mix until well combined. Add thyme, lemon zest, lemon juice, and cardamon. Add sorghum flour; mix. Stir in sweet rice flour. Form dough into a ball.
Divide dough into 3 equal portions. Lightly flour a flat surface and roll each portion into a 6 x 4 inch rectangle; 1/4 inch thick. Huse a scalloped pastry wheel or cookie cutters and cut dough. Place cut out cookies on an ungreased baking sheet; sprinkle with sugar.

Bake: 12-15 minutes; until edges are lightly browned.
Makes: 36 cookies

Store cookies in an airtight container.