Stitching for Sanity

I had a busy day doing boring non-crafty stuff around the house today and ended up not taking any pictures of my knitting or spinning like I had planned so here’s a cookie recipe.  I made these today, they were very easy and fast and used ingredients that I already had, plus, they’re really tasty.  I also made lasagne, mmmm.

Kourabiéthes (Greek Butter Cookies) from Vegetarian Cooking Around the World by Alison Behnke

• 2 1/2 c. all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. almond extract
• powdered sugar for sprinkling

1. Preheat oven to 350°
2. In a small bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and egg until light and fluffy.  Add vanilla and almond extracts and mix well.  Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until well blended.
4. With your hands, form dough into balls, crescents, or S-shapes, using about 1/2 tbsp. at a time.
5. Place cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Put on middle oven rack and bake 15 minutes, or until barely brown around the edges.
6. Remove cookies from sheet with a spatula and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
7. Use a flour sifter to sift powdered sugar over cookies.

Back to normal crafty things tomorrow!