Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, greek almond christmas cookies. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
You just can't go wrong with this recipe! 'Ergolavi' (Greek almond cookies) is a beloved traditional treat - the Greek version of macaroon, only much easier. Everyone's family has their traditional Christmas cookies that they make year after year. In my house, it's always kourabiedes, melomakarona, and koulourakia.
Greek Almond Christmas Cookies is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Greek Almond Christmas Cookies is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook greek almond christmas cookies using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Greek Almond Christmas Cookies:
- Get 1 cup Butter room temperature
- Make ready 1 Egg Yolk
- Prepare 600 grams All Purpose Flouer
- Prepare 2 powdered Vanilla or 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- Make ready 180 grams Roasted Almonds or Walnuts chopped…(we prefer Almonds)
- Get 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
- Get 30 grams Cognac
- Prepare 3/4 Sugar Powder & extra for coating
Almond buns covered with hot chocolate cannot leave anyone indifferent. Sieve the flour and mix it well with the almond kernel. Kourabiethes are delicious buttery cookies with almonds that are covered in confectioners' sugar. They are very popular for weddings and holidays.
Instructions to make Greek Almond Christmas Cookies:
- In a small pan add just a bit of butter and roast the almonds until they become crunchy and brown. Once the almonds are done set them aside.
- In a large bowl beat bowl and powdered sugar until combined.
- Beat in the egg yolk, vanilla.
- Slowly start to add in the flour and cognac and continue to beat.
- Continue by adding the almonds, or walnuts which ever you prefer and combine with hands.
- This becomes a dough mix.
- Coat with the extra Powder Sugar it should cover the cookies as shown in the picture above. - - I have posted a black and white picture of the featured image on Instagram: foodzesty - - Merry Christmas!! - - Kala Xristougenna!!
Kourabiethes: Greek Shortbread Cookies With Almonds. Greek almond cookies are authentically sweetened with honey, easily substituted with agave nectar if you prefer, and lightly spiced with cardamom - just made for a cup of coffee or tea. A lightly crisp outside with a just-sweet-enough, chewy cookie inside, these so simple cookies are scrumptious. These Almond Cookies are a melt in your mouth almond cookie with an almond glaze. They are a tried and true favorite cookie!
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