INGREDIENTS
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Dough
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2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 tablespoon ground cardamom (ideally freshly ground from green seed pods)
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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dash of freshly grated nutmeg
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12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 ½ sticks), softened, but still cool
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
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2 large eggs
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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Glaze
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1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
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2 tablespoons cognac
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2 tablespoons cream
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freshly grated nutmeg