Armenian Sugar Fingers
By: jeanne dyson
Published: Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 6:52am

Ingredients




1 cup butter, unsalted
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
of salt
2 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 cups finely ground nuts (walnuts, pistachios, almonds or 
granulated sugar/additional confectioners' sugar spiced with 





Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees. 2 Cream butter and sugar together.
Sift flour with cinnamon, cloves, baking powder and salt. 3 Add egg yolks and flavorings. 4 Stir in flour, and nuts. Mix well, but gently. 5 Take a well-rounded tablespoon of dough and roll it between your palms to create a "finger"shape. 6 Roll fingers in granulated sugar. 7 Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet, leaving 1/2 inch between cookies. 8 Bake for 25 minutes until sandy colored, NOT brown. 9 While still warm, sift spiced confectioners' sugar over cookies. 10 Dust once again after they have cooled. 11 Enjoy! 








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Preparation

 1  Preheat oven to 300 degrees.  2  Cream butter and sugar together.
Sift flour with cinnamon, cloves, baking powder and salt.  3  Add egg yolks and flavorings.  4  Stir in flour, and nuts. Mix well, but gently.  5  Take a well-rounded tablespoon of dough and roll it between your palms to create a "finger"shape.  6  Roll fingers in granulated sugar.  7  Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet, leaving 1/2 inch between cookies.  8  Bake for 25 minutes until sandy colored, NOT brown.  9  While still warm, sift spiced confectioners' sugar over cookies.  10  Dust once again after they have cooled.  11  Enjoy!

About


This is a family favorite. It is a very delicate cookie, similar to Greek Kourabiedes, so be careful in handling. They melt in your mouth!
Armenian Sugar  Fingers is the first recipe I posted to my blog (no photo), and an item I donated to many charitable events to raise money during my catering career.