Copenhagen Cookies (københavnerkager)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 4 cups flour, sifted
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 1/3 cups almonds, ground
• 24 maraschino cherries, cut in half (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar, beat 10 minutes. add water and flour a little at a time, beating after each addition.
• 2 roll very thin on lightly floured board. cut into desired shapes with a cookie cutter. brush with beaten egg. sprinkle with ground almonds. (for a christmas touch, you can place a red or green maraschino cherry half on each cookie.)
• 3 bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are light brown, in a preheated 400º oven on ungreased cookie sheets dusted with flour.