'Patiences' [Small Cookies]
From:	Marie-Thé, Quebec, Canada
Comments:	Will keep for 3 months and more, into a metal box.
Ingredients	Preparation
2 1/2 cups [565 g] butter 2 1/2 cups [460 g] sugar 10 eggs 4 cups [560 g] flour 1 pound [454 g] golden raisins or walnuts	Cream together butter and sugar; beat in eggs. Mix in flour, until firm enough to shape dough into a 1 1/2-inch to 2-inch [4 to 5-cm] roll. Refrigerate dough until cold. Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C]. Slice dough. Arrange onto a cookie sheet already lined with parchment. Bake into preheated oven until just golden, checking often.