The Great Chef

This is another recipe from Alentejo, Southern Portugal. The local name for this cookies is popias . These are among my favorite cookies and they are perfect for breakfast, for a snack, or an afternoon tea. But once you try them, they will serve, mostly, to feed your gluttony. They look hard but when you bite them you realize that they are like those huge guys who seem to be made of steel but who, in reality, melt as easily as butter under the sun. If these were not enough pluses, they are super easy and fun to do. Up to four dozen cookies: In a big bowl, combine 4 eggs, 2 cups of sugar, 3/4 cup of olive oil. Mix everything very well. Add zest from 1 lemon, 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and 6 cups of flour. Incorporate all ingredients very well until you get a mixture similar to oats or large sand in texture. Transfer to a clean surface sprinkled with a little bit of flour and knead until you obtain a homogeneous and smooth dough. Then take small pieces and shape them into rolls 8 t...