Nane Shirini

• 213 cups flour, all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar replacement
• 2 large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 cup walnuts chopped, optional

1. Preheat oven to 325F (160C).
2. In large bowl, sift together flour and baking powder.
3. In separate bowl, cream butter and sugar.
4. Add egg yolks and extracts.
5. Gradually add flour mixture and mix until blended.
6. Add nuts if using.
7. With hands, roll dough into balls about the size of large walnuts.
8. Coat cookie sheets with vegetable oil spray and set on cookie sheets 1 inch apart.
9. Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes or until just beginning to brown.
10. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack.
11. Variations: Push your thumb into the cookie before baking and add an almond, 1/4 teaspoon jam or marmalade, M?&?M candies, colored cinnamon sugar or other baking accents of your choice.

flour, baking powder, butter, sugar replacement, egg yolks, vanilla, almond, lemon, walnuts

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/nane-shirini-48147 (may not work)