Rose Water Nutmeg Shortbread Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter
• 1 ¼ lb flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 ¼ lb sugar
• 1 glass rose water
• 1 nutmeg
• powdered sugar for dusting

Method

1. 1 Rub butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
2. 2 Beat eggs with sugar until very light and fluffy.
3. 3 Mix beaten eggs into the butter and flour mixture.
4. 4 Stir in rose water and grated nutmeg.
5. 5 Roll dough into rings and bake in a slow oven (300°F) until set.
6. 6 Sift powdered sugar over the cookies while warm.