Candlemas Cookies

Ingredients:

• 6 cups flour
• 5 tablespoons butter (cut into pieces and softened)
• 1 2/3 cups superfine sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon peel (grated)
• 2 teaspoons orange flower water
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup water

Directions

Put the flour on a work surface, make a well in the center, and in the well, put the butter, sugar, lemon peel, orange flower water, eggs and water. Knead everything together to form a smooth dough.

Flour the work surface, divide the dough into 10 pieces and roll each piece onto a cylinder about ½ inch in diameter. Cut each piece into a boat shape, pointed on both ends. Place the cookies on a buttered baking sheet and allow them to rest for two hours.

Bake in a preheated 400° F oven for 15 minutes.

These cookies keep a long time in an airtight container.