Thyme Cookies

Ingredients

230 gr butter
350 gr sugar
2 eggs
6 gr orange peel
12 gr thyme leaves
4 gr thyme
9 gr baking powder
325 gr flour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 190ºC .

Combine butter and 1- half cups sugar. Beat with mixer until well blended. Beat in eggs and mix until smooth. Add thyme, orange peel, flour and baking powder; mix well.

Put remaining quarter cup sugar into a shallow bowl.

Shape dough into 2 cm balls (chill dough to make this step easier).

Roll balls in sugar to coat, and place on ungreased baking sheet.

Bake at 190ºC . until edges are brown, about 12-15 minutes.

Remove from baking sheet and cool on racks.

Makes about 5 dozen.