Smachnyky(Ukrainian) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
2 egg yolks
1 oz. fresh yeast
4 c. flour
nuts, chopped
egg white

Preparation

Blend softened butter with sugar and beat.
Add yolks; beat some more.
Add crumbled yeast; mix well.
Add flour and put together lightly until all the flour is used up.
Set in refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Form into any desired shape, round balls, crescents, logs, etc.
Brush with beaten egg white; sprinkle with nuts.
Bake in a 375\u00b0 oven for about 20 minutes.