How To Make Koulourakia (Greek Easter Cookies)
Easter is always around with this koulourakia (Greek Easter cookies) recipe. Cookies that are crispy on the outside and soft in the middle. A sweet dessert perfect for kids and the kids at heart.
Prep:
1 hr
Cook:
12 mins
Total:
1 hr 12 mins
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1½ cups white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup orange juice
- orange zest, from 1 orange
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1⁄2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For Egg Brush:
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1⁄3 cup milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a medium bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda until combined.
- In a large bowl, Cream together butter and sugar with a beater. Slowly add the sugar. Then add orange zest. Add eggs one at a time alternating with orange juice. Add vanilla extract.
- Add the flour mixture gradually while mixing to form a soft dough. Cover and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Take dough out from the fridge and take small amounts by hand. Shape as preferred.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and place shaped cookies on it, with a spacing of 2 inches apart.
- In small bowl, add milk and eggs. Whisk until combined. Brush cookies with mil mixture. Sprinkle with sesame seeds on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Take cookies out and let cool in the pan until room temperature. Serve.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 44g
- :
- Calcium: 312mg
- Calories: 564kcal
- Carbohydrates: 83g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
- Fat: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Iron: 3mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g
- Potassium: 739mg
- Protein: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Sodium: 1961mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 1107IU
- Vitamin C: 93mg
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