greek butter cookies
categories: Cookies | International 

Prepared: 2008-12-09

ingredients:

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar for rolling

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and egg until smooth.
• Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts.
• Blend in the flour to form a dough.
• you may have to knead by hand at the end.
• Take about a teaspoon of dough at a time and roll into balls, logs or 'S' shapes.
• Place cookies 1 to 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned and firm.
• Allow cookies to cool completely before dusting with confectioners' sugar

makes 48 cookies