Finnish Fried Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 egg yolks
1/2 c. sugar
5 Tbsp. heavy cream
2 Tbsp. brandy or whiskey
1 Tbsp. lemon rind
1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
2 c. flour
salad oil

Preparation

Beat egg yolks for 20 minutes, until light and lemon colored. Add sugar gradually; beat for 15 minutes.
Add cream, whiskey, rind and cardamom.
Add flour and mix.
Make a stiff dough.
Store in refrigerator overnight.
Turn dough out on lightly floured board and roll out to a 1/8-inch thickness.
Cut in diamond or other shapes.
Fry cookies until light brown in deep oil, heated to 360\u00b0. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar.