Makes about 4 dozen
Ingredients:
-1 Pound unsalted butter
-2 Cups Confectioners Sugar
-3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
-Shelled Pistachio Nuts for Decorating
Instructions:
-Pre-heat the oven to 300 F. degrees.
-Soften the butter and cream well with the confectioners sugar.
-Gradually add the flour and knead/mix until all the ingredients are well
-incorporated and the dough is soft and pliable.
-Take about a walnut-sized piece of the dough and roll into a cigar shape
(about ½ inch in diameter).
-GENTLY curve the (cigar) around, to form a circle and place on the cookie sheet.
-As the cookies tend to expand during baking, place about an inch apart on the sheet.
-At the place where the two ends of the roll meet, place a pistachio nut.
-Bake for 20 minutes, or until the cookies are showing some color around the edges, but have NOT yet browned.
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