Karp Family Recipes

Greek Butter Cookies

Category: Desserts, Cookies

Ingredients:

2 c. butter, softened 1/4 c. confectioners sugar 1 egg yolk 1 T. orange-flavored liquer or brandy 4-1/2 c. flour 1/2 c. finely ground blanched almonds 48 cloves

Directions:

In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter at low speed for 1 hour, or until it is almost white. Add sugar, sifted, 1 tablespoon at a time, egg yolk, and orange-flavored liqueur or brandy. Bend in flour and almonds, 1/2 cup at a time, to form a soft dough. (If the dough seems sticky, chill it, wrapped in wax paper, for 1 hour.) Form the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and stud each ball with 1 clove. Put the balls on baking sheets and bake them in a preheated moderate oven (350° F.) for 15 minutes, or until they are pale golden. Transfer the cookies to a rack, let them cool for 2 minutes, and dredge them in sifted confectioners’ sugar. Makes 48 cookies.