Why This Recipe:

Ring in the New Year with these tasty Shofar cookies.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. margarine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup ground nuts
• confectioner's sugar for dusting.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
    
2. Mix all the ingredients well to form a smooth dough.
    
3. Pinch off 1 inch balls and roll between hands to form shofar shapes.
    
4. Bake on greased cookie sheets at 350° for about 15 minutes.
    
5. Roll in confectionner's sugar while wtill warm. Makes about 50 cookies.