By Mikaella from Cyprus

Traditional Recipe for Christmas:
Ingredients: 450g flour
· 1 teaspoon vanilla
· 1 tablespoon ouzo
· 450g unsalted butter
· 2 egg yolks
· 175g sugar
· 2 teaspoons cinnamon
· 1 teaspoon baking powder
· 1/2 cup ground almonds or walnuts
· icing sugar
Directions:
1. Sift flour with baking powder twice.
2. Cream butter and sugar add ouzo, vanilla egg yolks, nuts, and cinnamon.
3. Blend in flour to make soft but firm dough.
4. Break off small pieces, pat into biscuit shape, place on floured baking tray. Insert a clove in
each biscuit and bake at 180 degrees calcium for 20 mins.
5. While still hot, sprinkle biscuits with icing sugar.
6. Each shortbread should be stuck with one clove to represent the three wise men who brought
spices to the Christ child.