GREEK BUTTER COOKIES

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This recipe comes from All Recipes. It is from a Greek family who used to live next door and made these every year to give to neighbors. Posted for Zaar World Tour 4.

Provided by Lavender Lynn

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

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

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • 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 it by hand at the end.
  • Take about a teaspoon of dough at a time and roll it 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.
  • Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 73.9, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 14, Sodium 35.4, Carbohydrate 8.9, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 4.4, Protein 0.8

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