American Club Tea Cookies     

(Sandkakor Cookies)

Makes 3 - 4 dozen

1 cup butter, room temperature

2/3 c sugar

1 large egg yolk

¼ tsp. salt

½ tsp ground cardamom

¼ tsp baking soda

2 cups unsifted flour

½ cup superfine sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In medium bowl with electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until smooth and very, very fluffy. Stir in egg yolk, salt, cardamom, baking soda and flour.  Blend well

Shape dough into balls about 1 inch in diameter.  Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. 

Bake in preheated oven 15 to 18 min. or until golden.  Remove to wire rack. When completely cool, roll in the sugar.