Comments on: Cardamom Almond and Black Pepper Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies

By: Anna

Anna — Sun, 06 Oct 2013 19:42:34 +0000

Excellent cookies! I had no trouble with the spiral design, thanks to your instructions.
I couldn’t find any unsweetened chocolate at the store, so I used 72% and only half a cup sugar.
The first time I made them they came out very hard (I baked them for 14min but perhaps that was too much). The second time I replaced half the butter with 1/4 cup of fresh banana puree to make them lighter, and they were awesome. It was much easier to roll the dough and they came out just right (a bit soft, which I like).

@Stuart (3 years late :)) I used freshly ground cardamom and thought it was fine, but my husband found the flavor a bit strong.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:13:38 +0000

Just wondering if you use whole cardamom which you grind for this? Typically this is the best way to get good, fresh spice flavours but a teaspoon of ground fresh cardamom seems like a lot…?
On the other hand I find dried cardamom very subtle, quite a different beast to the fresh one.

By: Yvo

Yvo — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 15:53:49 +0000

I’m coming over…

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By: mr.ed

mr.ed — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:06:03 +0000

An excellent blend of subtle flavors, drawing multiple questions from guests about ingredients, especially the cardamom. Nobody ever guesses the pepper, but its presence is there with a little tingle. Thanks!

By: yoony

yoony — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:56:19 +0000

wow those cookies are beautiful~! your creations are always impressive. :) i’m no baker so i’ll just have to ogle your cookies here.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 15:00:47 +0000

Shuna – Thank you for letting me know! I think it should be fixed now.

Helen – Oh, yum. I’m addicted to cardamom-pod-laden kashmiri chai lately, meself.

Kristen – Thank you.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:59:39 +0000

That is an incredible photo!

By: Helen

Helen — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 02:56:38 +0000

My favorite snack: whole cardamom pods that I leave in my mouth….like gum…
I love everything about this post: colors, flavors, pictures, ingredients and your description.
Great post!

By: shuna fish lydon

shuna fish lydon — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:26:54 +0000

It’s very possible that there will be some who remember me by cardamon when I’m gone.

But I wanted to let you know that when I click on previous entries I get an error report. I tried to email this to you and that bounced back. Hope this gives you a head’s up…