Kourabiedes

8 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
  • 4 tablespoons brandy or scotch
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 1/2 cups flour
  • 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • whole cloves
  • more confectioners' sugar, to coat cookies

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter till very light. Beat in sugar, egg yolks, and brandy or scotch.
  2. 2
    Sift flour and baking powder together and carefully blend into butter mixture.
  3. 3
    Roll into balls about the size of a quarter. Place on cookie sheets lined with silpats. Stick a whole clove into the center of each cookie. Bake in a preheated 425 degree oven till browned on bottom, about 15 minutes.
  4. 4
    Let cookies cool on cookie sheets about 10 minutes. Remove and discard cloves. Roll cookies in confectioners' sugar and sift additional confectioners' sugar on top. Cool completely before storing. These freeze well.

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