I AM THE FORCE

Just like the Soprano's, these cookies will change your life. It's all about getting what you want, when you want it. What's not to like about that? Enjoy tonight's show, but make these for next week.

2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3 sticks soft, unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
3 large egg yolks
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract

1. Sift the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt together and set aside.

2. Put the butter in a large bowl and mix with an electric mixer on low for 15 seconds. Add the sugar and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until lightened in color and fluffy. Scrape the bowl, blend in the egg yolks, vanilla, and almond extract until smooth - 1 minute. Stop the mixer and scrape the bowl. On low speed add the flour mixture, mixing just until the flour is incorporated completely. The dough will be soft.

3. Form the dough into 3 rectangles 4 1/4 by 4 inches and 3/4 inch thick. Wrap each piece of dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour or overnight, or the disks of dough can be frozen.

To bake, preheat oven to 300 degrees, line baking sheet with parchment paper or better yet, Silpat. Remove a disk of dough from the refrigerator and cut into 6 3/4 inch strips, cut each strip into four 1 inch pieces. Place 2 inches apart on sheet. Start checking at 19 minutes, and remove when getting golden but not brown - watch closely!