Turkish Sand Cookies (Curabies) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup walnuts or 1 cup pecans, ground fine
2 cups flour
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, oil, baking soda and cinnamon. Add nuts and flour and knead together for 2 minutes until the dough is soft and smooth.
Shape dough into walnut sized balls or triangles and place 1\" apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 30 minutes until barely browned. Remove from oven and allow to cool before moving. Sift confectioners sugar over tops when completely cooled.
Keeps well for a week in a tightly sealed container.