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Payra - pistachio sugar cookies

1/4 lb sweet butter
3 cups powdered milk
7/8 cup (7 oz) fresh milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp ground cardamon
2 1/2 TBL finele chopped pistachio nuts

Melt butter in a heavy pan over low heat. Set aside to cool. Mix powdered milk and fresh milk together with the cooled butter. Mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Return to medium heat stirring constently until it dries and forms a dough. (around 40 minutes) Mix in sugar and cook another 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with cardamon and mix well. Remove from heat. Take a tablespoon of the warm dough and form a ball. Press with fingers to make a thin round. Sprinkle with nuts and press nuts into dough with a fork. Payras taste best warm