Cleopatra Cookies

By CathyRice

These are the Greek cookies that Cleopatra served Mark Anthony while cruising the Nile River.

Ingredients

• 4 sticks unsalted butter
• 1 stick salted butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 7 cups flour
• powdered sugar for dusting

Preparation

Step 1

Cream softened butters together for 10 minutes until white.
Add powdered sugar and cream some more.
Add flour 2 cups at a time until the last 3 cups which should be added 1 cup at a time. Dough should clean mixer bowl when finished.
Form ~2-3 tsp of dough into crescent shapes (by hand) on ungreased cookie sheet. OR use 1T cookie scoop not quite full to measure dough for each crescent.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 -22 minutes until just turning brown.
Remove from cookie sheet and cool completely.
Dust with powdered sugar from sifter.