MomsMenu.com Recipe Finder Poppy seed tea Cookie

3/4 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon brandy, optional
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 eggs
1 yolk
3 cups all-purpose flour, approximately,
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup poppy seeds

Confectioners' Sugar

Instructions
Line two sets of baking sheets, each with parchment paper and stack them in two other baking sheets (you want to double insulate your baking sheets).

In a large mixing bowl cream the butter with the sugar, adding in one cup of the flour to bind it together, mid way through the creaming.

Add in the eggs and then the yolk, blending well after each one. Blend in the vanilla, brandy and lemon juice and blend well, scraping bowl to ensure it is all evenly mixed. Fold in the dry ingredients, as well as the poppy seeds and blend well. You will have a stiff but soft dough.

Let it relax 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 F.

To make the cookies, roll about 2 tablespoons of dough on a lightly floured surface into a 4-inch thick rope. Shape into an S and place on baking sheet.

Bake 13-16 minutes or until puffy and lightly golden browned.
Cool slightly and then toss cookies generously in confectioners' sugar.

Makes 10-12 large cookies.