Ingredients

1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter or margarine, softened

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon brandy (optional)

Dash of salt

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

3 1/2 cups flour

1 egg yolk

Chopped nuts and raisins or 1 egg white

Coarse sugar colored with blue food coloring

Equipment

• Measuring cup
• Measuring spoons
• Mixing bowl
• Wooden spoon
• Cookie cutters or toothpicks
• Rolling pin
• Greased baking sheet
• Pastry brush
• Metal spatula
• Cooling rack

Description

When I Was A Little Girl, My Aunt Lisl Always Made Butter Cookies At Hanukkah Time. We Decorated Them. The Cookies Were Stored In Her Garage In...

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