Greek Easter Cookies – Koulourakia
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
15 mins
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Additional Time
2 hrs
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Total Time
2 hrs 35 mins
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Servings
30
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
Mediterranean, Greek
Greek Easter Cookies – Koulourakia
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Traditional Greek butter cookies, crunchy on the outside, cakey on the inside.
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk + 1 egg for brushing
- Up to 4 cups flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- ¼ cup milk
- Zest from 1 lemon
- Chopped almonds, sugar or sprinkles for toppings for the cookies
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Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar
- Add the whole egg and egg yolk and continue mixing. Add the zest.
- In another bowl mix 1 cup flour with baking powder and a pinch of salt).
- Add the 1 cup flour mixture to the butter mixture and the milk and mix.
- From here on keep on adding flour until you have a soft dough that is not sticky. Be careful do not add too much flour, your dough should not be crumbly.
- Cover the dough and let it rest for 2 hours.
- Preheat the over at 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Line pans with wax paper.
- Take a piece of dough and roll it into a tube the thickness of your little finger and mold in different shapes.
- Beat the one egg in a small bowl. Brush each cookie and sprinkle your toppings
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Let them cool and store in airtight container
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