Yia Yia's Pantry

• 1 pound butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 jigger vanilla
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup slivered almonds

Melt butter and cool, remove salt. Pour out of pan slowly and salt will remain
in the bottom of the pan. Beat on med-high speed until creamy. Mix egg yolks with powdered sugar and vanilla. Pour into butter and mix well. Add almonds.

Add flour a cup at a time mixing well after each addition. Roll in balls and flatten with palm of hand.

Bake 350 for 15-20 minutes.

On counter place wax paper sheets, sift powered sugar add cooled cookies on wax paper with powdered sugar. Sift powdered sugar on top of cooled cookies covering completely with powdered sugar. Store in cover container.

Recipe by Thelma Kolendrianos, Matina Manes, & Eugenia Manes