KOULOURAKIA - GREEK BUTTER COOKIES
Koulourakia (or Koulouria) are one of the most revered traditional Greek desserts. Growing up in a Greek community, friends always offer the sweet butter-based cookies as a casual afternoon snack; they are also fixtures at every celebration, and on every holiday spread. Koulourakia are most often associated with Easter, but I don't think I've attended a holiday party in a Greek household where they didn't make an appearance.
Provided by Christina Xenos
Categories Breakfast
Time 1h55m
Yield 80+ cookies
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Cream butter until light and fluffy.
- Add sugar and beat the mixture until it lightens in color and is creamy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each one. Stop mixer and scrape down bowl.
- Add the whisky, vanilla, and orange juice.
- Turn mixer tow low speed. Combine the baking powder, baking soda, and salt with 1 cup of flour, and add it to the mixer. Scrape down bowl.
- Gradually beat in 3-4 additional cups of flour until a soft dough forms and the dough starts to release from the sides of the bowl. You want it to be a soft - not stiff dough - so once it starts pulling away from the sides of the mixing bowl, stop adding flour.
- Cover in plastic and let rest for 30 min. This step can be done a day ahead. Resting and refrigerating the dough is essential, or else you won't be able to roll out the cookies.
- Once the dough has chilled, form the cookies by taking a heaping teaspoon of dough and rolling it into a 5 to 6-inch long piece. Fold in half and twist together.
- Place 1 inch apart on a parchment or greased foil- lined baking sheet. Continue until all twists are formed.
- Whisk together 1 large egg with 1 tablespoon milk and glaze cookies with a pastry brush. Top with sesame seeds (optional).
- Bake in a pre-heated 350-degree oven for 15 to 25 minutes, or until golden in color. If you're baking multiple cookie sheets at once, place one on the top rack and one underneath and switch half way through.
- Remove to a rack and cool. Store in covered containers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 74.28 kcal, Fat 3.92 g, TransFat 0.14 g, Cholesterol 15.81 mg, Carbohydrate 8.68 g, Protein 1.08 g, Fiber 0.24 g, Sugar 3.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.29 g, Sodium 40.8 mg
GREEK HOLIDAY COOKIES
Koulourakia are a traditional treat in Greece, where they are usually made for Easter and other celebrations. I enjoy making these buttery, golden Greek cookies to keep me in touch with my heritage. -Nicole Moskou, New York, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 6-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add 2 eggs; beat well. Beat in orange juice and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., Roll dough into 1-1/4-in. balls. Shape each into a 6-in. rope; fold in half and twist twice. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , In a small bowl, beat the remaining 2 eggs; brush over dough. Bake at 350° for 7-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 53mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
KOULOURAKIA RECIPE (GREEK EASTER COOKIES)
The fluffiest and crunchiest traditional Greek Easter cookies recipe (koulourakia) you have ever made! These sweet little Greek Easter cookies are super quick to bake, so much fun to make and highly addictive to eat! Discover how to bake them to perfection with this traditional Greek recipe.
Provided by Eli K. Giannopoulos
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- To prepare this traditional koulourakia recipe, start by mixing the butter and sugar. In a mixer's bowl add the sugar and butter (chopped) and mix for about 10-15 minutes, until the butter is creamy and fluffy. (Once starting to prepare this koulourakia recipe, make sure that the butter is at room temperature).
- In the meantime warm the milk until lukewarm and remove the pot from the heat. Add the ammonia and whisk until fully dissolved. Set aside.
- , whilst mixing, allowing time for each one to be absorbed, before adding another. Pour in the the vanilla extract, the orange zest and the milk & ammonia blend and mix to combine. Add the flour, a little bit at a time, whilst mixing, until the ingredients are combined and the dough is soft and not too sticky.
- Cover the dough for the koulourakia with some plastic wrap and set aside to rest for 30 minutes.
- Place the dough for the koulourakia on a clean working surface, take a small piece of dough and form long cords. Shape the koulourakia with your hands, giving them any shape you like.
- Line a large baking tray with parchment paper and place the koulourakia, leaving some distance between them as they will rise a lot when baked. For this koulourakia recipe, you will need approx. 4-5 large baking trays, depending on the size of the cookies you make.
- In a small bowl add the egg yolks and 1 tbsp water and whisk with a fork. Brush the top of the koulourakia and bake in preheated oven at 200C/400F fan for 15-20 minutes, until fully cooked and golden brown on the outside (or the ammonia would not have been fully used up).
- Let the koulourakia cool down completely on a cooling rack and store in airtight containers for up to three weeks.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cookie, Calories 88kcal, Sugar 3.9g, Sodium 4.9mg, Fat 3g, SaturatedFat 1.7g, UnsaturatedFat 1.1g, TransFat 0g, Carbohydrate 13.6g, Fiber 0.4g, Protein 1.7g, Cholesterol 19.5mg
KOULOURAKIA (GREEK BUTTER COOKIES)
I got this recipe off a PBS television special on Christmas cookies. These are absolutely delicious with a hot cup of tea!
Provided by Mary Scheffert
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 60 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter& sugar until very light& fluffy.
- Add egg yolks, milk, baking powder, vanilla, cinnamon& baking soda; mix well.
- Gradually add flour, about 1 cup at a time, until dough is no longer sticky (dough should not stick to your hands, but should not be too dry).
- Dough should be easy to handle without chilling.
- Take a 1" lump of dough, and roll into a 6" log on work surface.
- Sprinkle a few sesame seeds on work surface; roll log over seeds.
- Form log into a ring or twist; place on parchment-lined cookie sheets.
- Brush each ring or twist with egg white.
- Bake 15-17 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Store in airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106.7, Fat 6.4, SaturatedFat 4, Cholesterol 22.7, Sodium 68.5, Carbohydrate 11.5, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 5, Protein 1
KOULOURAKIA (BUTTER COOKIES)
Make and share this Koulourakia (butter cookies) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Poppy
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 4 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar and beat until fluffy.
- Add egg, brandy and vanilla, beating well.
- Add flour mixture, a little at a time, beating in well after each addition.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll 1 teaspoon of dough into a 6-inch rope, fold in half and twist 2 or 3 times, pinch ends together.
- Place 1 inch apart on 3 greased cookie sheets.
- Brush with egg/milk mixture.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake 10-13 minutes in a preheated 180C (375F) oven until golden.
- Cool on rack.
- Store in an air tight container at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 672.1, Fat 29.5, SaturatedFat 16, Cholesterol 161.6, Sodium 446.1, Carbohydrate 86, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 29.9, Protein 11
KOULOURAKIA OR... GREEK BUTTER COOKIES RECIPE
Provided by TheKitchenQueen
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large mixing bowl cream the butter until it's light and fluffy. Add the sugar and beat until well incorporated with the butter, about five minutes. Add the egg and continue beating. Stir in the vanilla and orange rind, slowly add the orange juice and the cognac, and incorporate them into the batter. Sift one cup of the flour together with the baking powder. Gradually add it to the butter and sugar mixture. Begin gradually adding the rest of the sifted flour. As it accumulates into the mixture you can gently knead the cookie dough by hand. The cookie dough will be ready when it is soft and pliable and no longer sticks to the sides of the mixing bowl. Place it into the refrigerator for one hour. While it is cold you can shape it into small balls. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven until the cookies are golden in color, about 15 minutes.
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