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Kourampiedes Recipe

Keeping with the festive time and many more to come for the year ahead, this treat is a
reccomendation to have. Made from a crumbly, buttery shortbread mixed with flour,

sugar, and finely ground almonds. The result is a soft, velvety bite that practically melts
in your mouth. Covered in a generous layer of powdered sugar, they look like tiny
snowballs, and the moment you taste one, the buttery sweetness and gentle almond
flavour unfold beautifully.

Butter
Icing Sugar
Egg Yolk
Brandy
Vanilla Extract
Slivered Almonds
All-purpose Flour
Baking Powder Shape the Dough: After chilling, take
Powdered Sugar for coating small portions of dough and roll them
into balls about the size of a walnut.
Flatten them slightly with your fingers or
Preheat the Oven: Preheat the oven to shape them into crescents or other
350°F (180°C). Line a cookie sheet with preferred forms.
parchment paper and set aside. Chill the
Dough: After mixing, refrigerate the Bake: Place the shaped dough on the

dough for 10-15 minutes to make it prepared cookie sheet and bake for 20-
easier to handle. 25 minutes, being careful not to over-
bake. The cookies should be lightly
Whip the Butter: In a large bowl, whip golden and soft.
the butter until it becomes white and
fluffy. Rosewater: Once out of the oven,
Add Sugar and Wet Ingredients: sprinkle the cookies with rosewater (or
Gradually add the powdered sugar (½ the homemade substitute).
cup) while mixing, then incorporate the
egg yolk and cognac (or ouzo). Powdered Sugar Coating: Dust the

baked cookies generously with the
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, remaining powdered sugar. Layer the

sift the cake flour and mix with the cookies on a platter, dusting each layer
baking powder. Add the chopped or with more powdered sugar to create a
ground toasted almonds to the dry small pyramid effect.
ingredients. Combine Wet and Dry
Ingredients: Gradually add the flour Serve and Enjoy: Serve the kourabiedes
mixture to the butter mixture and mix on a platter, and enjoy the melt-in-your-
until a dough forms. Knead for a few mouth sweetness! For a lighter coating,
minutes until smooth, adding more flour brush off some of the powdered sugar.
if the dough is too sticky.

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