Pepper-Cumin Cookies

Name: Pepper-Cumin Cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns, cracked; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, cracked; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened slightly and cut into pieces; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

8 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon black peppercorns, cracked
1 teaspoon cumin seeds, cracked
1 cup unsalted butter, softened slightly and cut into pieces
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2

Put the flour, sugar, salt, lemon zest, cracked peppercorns and cumin in a food processor and pulse to combine.
3

Add the butter and vanilla and pulse until mixture just forms a dough.
4

Place the dough on a work surface and shape into 1-inch balls.
5

Place them 2 inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets and flatten each cookie with the palm of your hand.
6

Bake until lightly browned, rotating the trays every 15 minutes.
7

Remove from the tray and place them on a rack to cool.