Orange spice cookies

 1 cup butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 egg

zest of 1 orange

2 1/4 cups flour

2 tsp green cardamom  seeds (crack pods and remove seeds)

or 

1 tsp ground cardamom

1 tsp black cardamom 

1/2 tsp kosher salt

Beat butter and sugar with spices and zest until fluffy and light.  Beat in egg.   Sift together flour and salt, incorporate slowly.  Wrap and refrigerate.  Roll out to 1/4 inch thick.  Bake at  325F for 15 min