Polish Angel Wing Cookies

Ingredients

12 egg yolks
1 egg
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 pounds lard
1 tablespoon whiskey
1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Directions

In a medium bowl, mix eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla, and whiskey.
Stir in 2 cups of the flour.
If dough is sticky, add the rest of the flour.
Knead dough for 5 minutes; divide into three parts.
Melt lard in a deep fryer or deep frying pan.
Hot oil should be about 1 inch deep.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough paper thin.
Cut into long diamond shapes and make a slot across the center.
Pull one point of the diamond through the slot
fry in hot lard for about 5 to 10 seconds on each side.
Cookies should not be browned.
Drain on paper towels and dust with confectioners' sugar when cool.