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Koulourakia (or Koulouria) are one of the most revered traditional Greek desserts. A "kouloura" (koo-LOU-rah) in Greek is a round twist. The name for these traditional butter cookies comes from their round twisted shape, but you will also see Koulourakia as small braids or in the shape of the letter "S." Koulourakia are delicious dunked in coffee or milk and are the traditional Easter cookie. It's a Greek butter cookie and I'm making mine lemon-flavored because they're just out of this world with lemon.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have koulourakia (greek butter cookies) using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Koulourakia (Greek butter cookies):
- Prepare 2 cups butter
- Take 2 cups sugar
- Get 6 eggs
- Get 1 tsp vanilla
- Prepare 8-9 cups flour, siffed
- Get 2 tablespoon baking powder
- Get 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- Make ready orange zest (optional)
Koulourakia are a traditional Greek cookie, typically made the week of Easter, to be eaten after Holy Saturday. They are a butter-based cookie, and are hand-shaped in a variety of designs, topped with an egg wash, and sometimes sprinkled with sesame seeds. They are most commonly infused with orange and vanilla flavors. The fluffiest and crunchiest Greek Easter cookies (koulourakia) you have ever tasted!
Instructions to make Koulourakia (Greek butter cookies):
- Cream butter and gradually beat in sugar. Beats eggs until light; add butter to mixture and beat thoroughly. Add vanilla
- Sift flour and baking powder. Carefully blend into butter-egg mixture to make a soft dough
- Shape dough with lightly floured hands into desired shapes and arrange on cooky sheets. Brush cookies with beaten egg and water.
- Bake in 375 F oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
They are most commonly infused with orange and vanilla flavors. The fluffiest and crunchiest Greek Easter cookies (koulourakia) you have ever tasted! These sweet little Greek Easter cookies are super quick to bake, so much fun to make and highly addictive to eat! Koulourakia originated from Greece and are traditionally made on Holy Saturday to be served the next morning for Easter. They later gained popularity all over Europe and the United States, and now are enjoyed at all major Greek holidays, or various festivals or celebrations.
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