Koulourakia (Greek butter cookies)

Name: Koulourakia (Greek butter cookies)
Total time: 1200 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups butter; 2 cups sugar; 6 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla; 8-9 cups flour, siffed; 2 tablespoon baking powder; 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water; orange zest (optional)

voula.g @cook_3953971

Queens, NYC

This recipe is from a collection of recipes published by the women of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church in NY in 1963. Traditionally my family makes these for Easter, which is on May 1 this year.

voula.g @cook_3953971

Queens, NYC

This recipe is from a collection of recipes published by the women of St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church in NY in 1963. Traditionally my family makes these for Easter, which is on May 1 this year.

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Ingredients

20 mins

2 cupsbutter
2 cupssugar
6eggs
1 tspvanilla
8-9 cupsflour, siffed
2 tablespoonbaking powder
1egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water
orange zest (optional)

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Steps

20 mins

1

Cream butter and gradually beat in sugar. Beats eggs until light; add butter to mixture and beat thoroughly. Add vanilla
2

Sift flour and baking powder. Carefully blend into butter-egg mixture to make a soft dough
3

Shape dough with lightly floured hands into desired shapes and arrange on cooky sheets. Brush cookies with beaten egg and water.
4

Bake in 375 F oven for 20 minutes or until golden brown.