***Greek Easter Cookies

By CheeseDiva

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon brandy
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 tsp. ground cloves or whole cloves to put in the center of each cookie
• Powdered sugar
• Whole cloves
• Extra powdered sugar

Details

Adapted from feastpdx.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg yolks, brandy and vanilla and beat well.
2
Add sifted flour and ground cloves ,if using, and beat again until the dough is easy to handle, then knead the dough for a few minutes by hand until the dough forms a soft ball. Shape the dough into walnut size balls or half moon crescents and place them on a ungreased cookie sheet. Place a whole clove in the middle of the cookie. Bake for 15-20 min. in a 350F oven. When done place the cookies in some wax paper and let cool, cover the cookies with sifted powdered sugar.