Greek Wedding Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 lb sweet butter (unsalted)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 3 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1 lb confectioners' sugar (for topping)

Directions

1. 1

   Soften butter to room temperature, then beat with electric mixer 10 minutes, or until white and creamy.

2. 2

   Continuing to beat constantly, add the 1/4 cup sugar, egg yolk, and orange juice, until mixture is thick like mayonnaise.

3. 3

   Sift flour and cornstarch into bowl and continue mixing until mixed well, then knead for 5 minutes.

4. 4

   Roll dough into a round log and cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices, then shape with fingers into crescent shapes.

5. 5

   Place 1/2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

6. 6

   Stick a whole clove in the center of each cookie, and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.

7. 7

   Sprinkle 1 cup (of the 1 pound) sugar on a large sheet of waxed paper, then gently transfer the hot cookies (using a spatula) onto the waxed paper, as soon as they come out of the oven.

8. 8

   Place cookies side by side on the waxed paper, and once they are all on the paper, sift the remaining sugar over the cookies.

9. 9

   Cool 4 hours,then serve, or wait until the next day when they are even better.