Anna's Cookies

Anna's Cookies

from Ellen's kitchen, makes about 3 dozen cookies of this size

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup cream
• 2/3 cup all purpose flour, sifted
• Swedish Pearl Sugar (I ordered from King Arthur Flour)
• 1 egg white

Combine:

• butter and cream.  Add sifted flour.  Stir until well blended.  Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.

Lightly:

• flour a work surface and roll out dough.  Cut with small cookie cutter (I use a 1 1/2" round cutter).

Beat:

• egg white in shallow dish.  Place Swedish Pearl Sugar in another shallow dish.

Dip:

• one side of each cookie into the beaten egg white, then press the dipped side into the sugar.   

Place:

• each cookie on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake at 400 for about 9 minutes, or until nicely browned.