date: 2020-08-08T22:56:12.663Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2e7b237e6109593c/751x532cq70/kourabiedes-greek-christmas-cookies-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2e7b237e6109593c/751x532cq70/kourabiedes-greek-christmas-cookies-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2e7b237e6109593c/751x532cq70/kourabiedes-greek-christmas-cookies-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Brian Hunt ratingvalue: 4.7 reviewcount: 14794 recipeingredient: - "250 g butter made from cows milk cold chopped to small cubes" - "150 g almonds flakes roasted" - "50 g ground almonds or raw almond flakes grounded" - "75 g icing sugar" - "1 tbsp rose water" - "1/2 tsp vanilla extract" - "1 tbsp baking powder" - "1 pinch salt" - "420 g allpurpose plain flour" - " lots of icing sugar for powdering 100150g" recipeinstructions: - "Preheat the oven for 170C. If your almonds are not roasted you can roast them first at 200C and let them aside to cool down. Also if you are using raw almond flakes and you ground them, it a perfect time to prep those too now." - "In a food processor or using a hand mixer or hand blender mix the icing sugar and the cold butter (butter must be cold all the time and shouldn't warm up during the prep process!) until the butter breaks a little. 10-15 second." - "Add ground almond, rose water, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt to the butter and sugar mix and blitz it for another 10-15second. Now add the baking powder and flour and mix it for another 10-15 sec. I used a hand mixer and got a crumbly mixture." - "Sprinkle the roasted almond flakes to the mixture by crushing them with your hands a little. Mix it well but make sure the butter is not melting. 5-10 second." - "Roll the dry mix tablespoon by tablespoon into rolls and gently make a small dimple on the top if each little roll. No worries if it cracks a little, more space for icing sugar later. Meanwhile you are preparing the second tray (if you bake them in the same time) pop the first tray of rolls into the fridge, so they don't warm up." - "On the 2nd and 4th shelf of the oven bake the cookies for 15-20 mon, depends of your oven. They should have a very faint golden tint. Make sore you don't overtake them." - "When they are ready, spray them with rose water and let them cool down. If you try to lift them up now they will break." - "When they are cool, add plenty of icing sugar to a bowl and roll the cookies in there. Keep them in the icing sugar. Enjoy!" categories: - Recipe tags: - kourabiedes - greek - christmas katakunci: kourabiedes greek christmas nutrition: 288 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT16M" cooktime: "PT41M" recipeyield: "3" recipecategory: Dessert ---  Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I'm gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, kourabiedes (greek christmas cookies). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. Kourabiedes are butter almond cookies, similar to a shortbread. After they are baked, they are lightly sprayed with blossom water and then dusted with copious amounts of powdered sugar. Kourabiedes (kourambiethes) are these delicious traditional Greek butter cookies, packed with the aromas of roasted almonds and fresh butter and The ultimate Christmas cookie! Once put in the oven, the aromas permeate the house and bring back childhood memories. Kourabiedes (Greek Christmas cookies) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It's enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it's quick, it tastes yummy. They're fine and they look fantastic. Kourabiedes (Greek Christmas cookies) is something that I have loved my whole life. To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook kourabiedes (greek christmas cookies) using 10 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Kourabiedes (Greek Christmas cookies): 1. Get 250 g butter made from cows milk, cold!, chopped to small cubes 1. Make ready 150 g almonds flakes roasted 1. Get 50 g ground almonds or raw almond flakes grounded 1. Make ready 75 g icing sugar 1. Make ready 1 tbsp rose water 1. Make ready 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1. Take 1 tbsp baking powder 1. Get 1 pinch salt 1. Make ready 420 g all-purpose (plain) flour 1. Prepare lots of icing sugar for powdering (100-150g) They're buttery, crumbly, sweet, but not too sweet, and the perfect holiday treat! See more ideas about kourabiedes recipe, greek cookies, greek christmas. These deliciously crunchy and nutty Kourabiedes Greek cookies are traditionally made at Christmas. A Greek butter cookie that's vegan, gluten-free and with a healthier butter free option. ##### Steps to make Kourabiedes (Greek Christmas cookies): 1. Preheat the oven for 170C. If your almonds are not roasted you can roast them first at 200C and let them aside to cool down. Also if you are using raw almond flakes and you ground them, it a perfect time to prep those too now. 1. In a food processor or using a hand mixer or hand blender mix the icing sugar and the cold butter (butter must be cold all the time and shouldn't warm up during the prep process!) until the butter breaks a little. 10-15 second. 1. Add ground almond, rose water, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt to the butter and sugar mix and blitz it for another 10-15second. Now add the baking powder and flour and mix it for another 10-15 sec. I used a hand mixer and got a crumbly mixture. 1. Sprinkle the roasted almond flakes to the mixture by crushing them with your hands a little. Mix it well but make sure the butter is not melting. 5-10 second. 1. Roll the dry mix tablespoon by tablespoon into rolls and gently make a small dimple on the top if each little roll. No worries if it cracks a little, more space for icing sugar later. Meanwhile you are preparing the second tray (if you bake them in the same time) pop the first tray of rolls into the fridge, so they don't warm up. 1. On the 2nd and 4th shelf of the oven bake the cookies for 15-20 mon, depends of your oven. They should have a very faint golden tint. Make sore you don't overtake them. 1. When they are ready, spray them with rose water and let them cool down. If you try to lift them up now they will break. 1. When they are cool, add plenty of icing sugar to a bowl and roll the cookies in there. Keep them in the icing sugar. Enjoy! These deliciously crunchy and nutty Kourabiedes Greek cookies are traditionally made at Christmas. A Greek butter cookie that's vegan, gluten-free and with a healthier butter free option. Both Kourabiedes recipes are incredible and Greek dad approved! The three most popular Greek Christmas desserts in our house are baklava, melomakarona and these kourabiedes. Knead small kourabiedes (size of a walnut) and wax paper covered pan. So that's going to wrap this up with this exceptional food kourabiedes (greek christmas cookies) recipe. Thank you very much for your time. I'm sure that you can make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Don't forget to bookmark this page on your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!