Easter cookies (koulourakia)

Name: Easter cookies (koulourakia)
Yield: About 50 koulourakia
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs; 250 g butter; 1/2 cup milk; 1/2 cup orange juice; grated zest of one orange; 1 kg flour; 4 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp vanilla essence; 1/2 tsp soda; 1/2 tsp salt

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Koulourakia are lightly sweetened strands of dough, twisted together in various shapes. These ones are crunchy on the outside, but very soft on the inside. A delicious recipe from my Grandma Stella. She makes them every Easter.

Recipe by Sitronella

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

Recipe by Sitronella

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Ingredients

About 50 koulourakia

2 cupssugar
4eggs
250 gbutter
1/2 cupmilk
1/2 cuporange juice
grated zest of one orange
1 kgflour
4 tspbaking powder
2 tspvanilla essence
1/2 tspsoda
1/2 tspsalt

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Steps

1

Cream butter and sugar.
2

Add the eggs, one at a time, and then add the milk, the orange juice and the zest.
3

In another bowl, combine all solid ingredients with half of the flour and then pour the flour mixture in the butter mixture. Add as much flour as it is needed, so as to have a soft, non-sticky dough.
4

Let the dough rest for 15 minutes, then shape the cookies as desired and bake them, 180°C for 10 to 20 minutes (it depends on their size).