LESLIE'S SWEDISH TEA COOKIES

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Number Of Ingredients 17

2 cups of butter @ room temp
1 1/2 cups of sugar
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks (save the white)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp almond extract
1 tsp butter extract
5 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
For decorating: 2 eggwhites
slightly beaten with a few
drops of water. Sugar or
colored sugar to sprinkle
on top of cookie and finely
chopped unsalted for baking
almonds.

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and egg yolks and the extracts. Add sifted dry ingredients mix well. Chill in frig for about 30 minutes. Now roll out small amounts of dough in about 1 inch thick rope and cut in 2 1/2 to 3 inch long pieces. Place on cookie sheet brush top of cookie with egg white and top with chopped almonds and sprinkle with sugar. Bake @375 degrees for 10 minutes, cool on wire rack.

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