COOKIES WITH YEAST RECIPES

Steps:

• Put the yeast in a glass with 1/2 cup warm water and 2 tablespoons of sugar for 5 to 10 minutes. Put the flour in a big bowl, add the dry ingredients and mix.
• Add the yeast, half of the oil and mix for 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time and mix for 2 minutes. Add the rest off the water and mix for 2 minutes.
• Add rest off the oil and mix for 2 minutes. (At this stage you should get a smooth dough.).
• Cover the dough with plastic bag and over it a towel. Put aside for 1 to 1.5 hours until dough is doubled.
• Make a long sausage out of the dough and cut 3.5 cm. balls out of it.
• Roll the balls into 1.5 cm. wide - 15 cm. long strips. Connect the strips ends to form loops. If you want to get bright brown cookies glaze loops with egg yolk.
• Bake in medium heat for 40 minutes till golden brown (yolks deep brown).

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, butter, sugar and salt in bowl. Beat at low speed until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Dissolve yeast in warm milk in another bowl. Stir in 1 egg and vanilla. Add milk mixture to flour mixture. Beat at low speed until well mixed.
• Divide dough in half. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time, to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough into 3-inch squares; top each with 1 teaspoon preserves. Bring up 2 opposite corners of each square to center; pinch tightly to seal.
• Place 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets; brush with beaten egg. Bake 10-14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.
• Combine powdered sugar, almond extract and enough milk for desired glazing consistency in bowl. Drizzle over cooled cookies..