Kourabiedes Recipe

1 c Butter; or margarine

1/3 c Granulated sugar

2 Egg yolks

1/2 ts Vanilla

2 c Flour

1 ts Baking powder

1 ts Ground cloves

Preheat oven to 350~. Mix first 5 ingredients together. Blend flour, baking powder, and cloves; stir into butter mixture; mix well. Shape dough in small balls about 3/4-inch in diameter or in cylindrical shapes formed in 2 inch long half moons. PLACE COOKIES ON LIGHTLY greased sheet. BAKE 10-12 MINUTES. Let stand 2 minutes before removing from sheet. When cool

dust with powdered sugar. For a more authentic greek cookie omit ground cloves and place a whole clove in center of each cookie before baking. -----