Norweigan Butter Cookies (Grandma A's)

By ckovak

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Butter
• 1/2 Cup Confectioner Sugar
• 2 Cups Cake flour
• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
• 1/3 Cup unbleached ground almonds
• Dried fruit: cherries, lemon or pineapple

Preparation

Step 1

In mixer, cream butter and sugar until very light. Sift flour and salt. Gradually add dry ingredients to mixture. Mix in almonds. Chill overnight.

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove dough from refrigerator, shape dough in to 1/2 inch balls. Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven, garnish with dried Cherry, Lemon or Pineapple. Let cool. Store in covered container.