Kourabiethes

Ingredients:

 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1 c butter, softened ½ c sugar 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ c almonds, finely chopped (optional) powdered sugar for coating

 Directions:


 Preheat your oven to 350°F and line two cookie sheets with parchment or baking mats. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. In a large bowl, beat together butter, sugar, and the egg until light and fluffy. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and mix until well blended. Add vanilla and mix well, if adding almonds stir in until incorporated. With your hands, form the dough, about 1 Tbs at a time, into balls. Place the cookies 2 inches apart from one another on the cookie sheet. Place in the oven on the middle rack and bake 15-18 minutes or until barely brown around the edges. Remove from the cookie sheet with a spatula and cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. With a flour sifter, sift powdered sugar over the cookies, or a plastic bag will work just fine too. Serve and enjoy.