There is never enough cookies on Christmas! These melt-in-your-mouth tender & buttery cookies are coming from a sunny Greece where they are served on all possible occasions. Stuffed with nuts!
Greek Butter Cookies (Kourabiedes) | Christmas Recipes
Course: DessertCuisine: GreekDifficulty: MediumServings
4
servingsPrep time
15
minutesCooking time
20
minutesCalories
300
kcalTotal time
35
minutesThere is never enough cookies on Christmas! These melt-in-your-mouth tender & buttery cookies are coming from a sunny Greece where they are served on all possible occasions. Stuffed with nuts!
Ingredients
1.5 cups (300 g) butter
1 cup (200 g) sugar
3 tsp (14 g) vanilla sugar OR 2 tsp vanilla extract
1.5 cups (300 ml) sunflower oil
1 cup (200 ml) cognac
2 egg yolks
31.7 oz (900 g) all-purpose flour
1 tsp (4 g) baking soda
1.5 cups (300 g) crushed walnuts
1.5 cups powdered sugar
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 356 F (180 C)and layer the bottom of 2 baking trays with parchment paper.
- Mix together butter, sugar and vanilla sugar or vanilla extract. Beat it with a mixer until it becomes soft and fluffy. Add oil, cognac and egg yolks. Mix well
- In another bowl combine flour with baking soda. After stirring, add walnuts and stir again. Knead the dough little bit to blend everything better and to make it smoother. Form the cookies.
- Bake kourabiedes for about 15 minutes until they become LIGHTLY golden brown (i slightly overbaked mine).
- Let cookies cool completely before coating them generously with powdered sugar. Enjoy!
