Holiday Baking

I've actually started baking cookies.....My son's girlfriend and I spent a Sunday making 4 different kinds of cookies. This one was my favorite and I will definately make more.

CHAI SHORTBREAD

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 ground cardamom\1/8 tsp. cinnamon
dash of cloves
dash of freshly ground pepper
3/4 cup powdered sugar
10 tbl. butter,softened
1 tbl. ice water

1. lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients(through pepper), stirring well with whisk. Place sugar and butter in a meduim bowl; beat with a mixer at medium at medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until combined(mixture will appear crumbly). Sprinkle dough with 1 tablespoon ice water; toss with a fork. Divide dough in half. Shape dough into 2 (6-inch logs: wrap each log in plastic wrap. Chill 1 hour or so until firm.
2. Preheat oven to 375

3. Unwrap dough logs. Crafefully cut each log into 18 slices using a serrated knife. Place dough circles 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake at 375 for 10 min. cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove cookies from pans: cool completely on wire racks. Yeild: 3 dozen

(from Cooking Light Dec.07)