Grandma Jurgenson's Swedish Klano Recipe

This is a very old family recipe brought to America by the Johnson family in 1906.  Grandma always made these for Christmas.

Grandmas Swedish Klano
2 Cups Sugar
1 -1/2 sticks butter
7 eggs
1 can evaporated milk
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup bourbon, or rum or brandy
2 tsp vanilla
Flour

Cream sugar and butter. Add eggs and evaporated milk beating all the time. Add the rest of ingredients, except flour. Start adding flour a cup at a time until you get a stuff sticky dough. Pour batter on a floured board. Knead in small amounts of flour (there are no measurements for the flour) but don't get it too stiff. Roll out small amounts of dough at a time about 1/8 inch thick. Cut into strips and put a small slit in the middle of the strip. Twist dough through the middle of strip. Deep fry in hot oil. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle powdered sugar or cinnamon and sugar on top. They keep very well.