Greek Cookies With Confectioners' Sugar (Kourabiedes)

• 1 lb whipped butter (softened)
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons brandy or 2 tablespoons whiskey
• 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• confectioners' sugar (for dusting)
• 1 cup almonds, finely chopped (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F.
2. Whip butter until white.
3. Slowly add sugar, vanilla, and brandy.
4. Gradually add flour, 1 cup at a time.
5. Shape cookies by rolling into balls (about the size of a meatball), then gently press your thumb into the top of the cookie and twist slightly.
6. This will help flatten the cookie just a bit.
7. Place cookies on a cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until the cookies are sand colored.
8. Sift confectioner's sugar onto a large sheet of wax paper.
9. Upon removing cookies from oven, carefully place on sugar and sift additional sugar to cover the tops and sides of cookies.

butter, confectioners, vanilla, brandy, allpurpose, confectioners, almonds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/greek-cookies-with-confectioners-sugar-kourabiedes-29092 (may not work)