Kourabiedes (Greek Butter Cookies)
"Found this recipe in a magazine WOW! ----one of the world's greatest cookies."
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
60 cookies
ingredients
- 1 lb softened sweet butter, unsalted
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 cups cake flour
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon almond extract (0ptional)
- 2 cups powdered sugar, for dusting the cookies
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 minutes at medium speed. Don't skimp on the time. The long beating is crucial.
- Add the 1/2 cup powdered sugar, followed by the egg yolk and vanilla and continue beating so the sugar and egg yolk mix in well.
- Add the cake flour a little at a time, then the regular flour, baking powder.
- and vanilla.
- The dough should be soft but not sticky to the hand.
- Make sure you mix the dough well.
- Roll the dough into 3/4 inch balls and make a small indentation on top to help hold the powdered sugar.
- Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes.
- Sprinkle with an ample ample of powdered sugar. The more the better.
- Remove from the pan and place cookies on a board or rack to cool and sprinkle with more powdered sugar.
- Let them cool before storing in a container.
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My name is Joanne and I have been married for 49 years to my high school sweetheart, Roman. We live in Louisville, Oh just east of Canton which is home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We have two grown sons, one recently divorced and the younger son is getting married for the first time in Sept. 07. We have no granchildren which is very disappointing but there is still hope.
I found this site in Dec. O5 and I am addicted. I recently took part in the cookbook swap which was fun and now am signed up for Pick A Chef.
I love to cook and enjoy serving as hospitality chairman at our church. I plan and prepare all luncheons, banquets, wedding receptions, etc. Many women and men assist me with these affairs.
I also love traveling, gardening and visiting the elderly. I enjoy browsing through my collection of Jr. League cookbooks and watching the Food network. Before Christmas each year I bake about 25 varieties of cookies and deliver them to the elderly. A most rewarding experience.
