Kourabiedes (Greek Butter Cookies)

  Desserts

I had to bake something from my heritage for school. I made these little drops of heaven called kourabiedes.

Kourabiedes (Greek Butter Cookies)

Average Rating: 3

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 45 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 5 dozen.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, beat butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually stir into butter mixture until blended (mixture will be crumbly).
  • 2. Shape heaping tablespoons of dough into crescents. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool 15 minutes.
  • 3. Place remaining sugar in a small bowl. Toss slightly cooled cookies in sugar; return cookies to wire rack to cool completely.
  • 4. Toss cookies in sugar once more before serving. Store in an airtight container, adding any remaining confectioners' sugar to cover cookies.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 128 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 3mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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