White Greek Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 lb sweet butter room temperature
• 12 c sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 12 tsp vanilla
• 1 c crushed almonds
• 1 jigger whiskey
• 5 c sifted flour
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• confectioners sugar

Directions

1. Cream butter well then add sugar gradually
2. Add egg yolks and vanilla continuing to mix
3. Fold in almonds and whiskey
4. Add flour and baking powder and mix by hand until dough is formed Then make small shaped cookies round balls flat half moons Bake at 350 for 20 minutes almost light gold on ungreased cookie sheet
5. Cool cookies before sifting confectioners sugar on top and bottom