Currant Butter Drop Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound butter
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1/2 pound currants
• 1/2 pound powdered sugar
• 1 pound flour
• Blanched almonds, powdered to paste (optional substitute for currants)

Method

1. 1 Beat the butter with a spoon until quite soft.
2. 2 Add the well-beaten eggs, currants, and powdered sugar to the butter.
3. 3 Mix in the flour by degrees until combined.
4. 4 Drop the mixture onto a baking sheet.
5. 5 Bake until done.