Easter butter cookies are traditionally made during Easter in Greece and they are very good :-) This recipe contains more ingredients than usually, and it’s special because it produces the best koulourakia ever :-) Try to make them also outside Easter festivities, they are wonderful with a coffee or tea, and deserve to be eaten more often during the year ;-)
In two words:
“Enemy arms lost their power forever, and you have destroyed their cities. Their memory has perished with a great noise; but the Lord lives forever”.
difficulty – easy
preparation– 30’
cooking - 30’ – 35’
serves - 16 big cookies
Ingredients
- 125gr of soft unsalted butter
- 65gr of caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon of egg
- ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract
- ¼ orange zest
- ¼ cup of orange juice
- 1 tablespoon of cognac
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder
- 250gr of all-purpose flour + a little bit more
Steps
before starting
- The day before (or several hours before) take the butter out of the refrigerator to soften it
for the koulourakia
- Preheat the oven at 180°C
- In a bowl, add:
- the flour
- the baking powder
- Stir everything together with a whisk
- Beat the remaining egg as an omelet
- Start beating the butter with an electric hand mixer
- Add the sugar and continue beating
- Add the egg and continue beating
- Add the vanilla extract and continue beating
- Add the orange juice and continue beating
- Add the cognac and continue beating
- Add the orange zest and continue beating
- Add the flour by batches, and continue beating after each addition; at the end you will be forced to work the dough with your hands (you should not manipulate it a lot though), there should be enough flour in the dough as to be able to form the cookies
- Place some parchment paper on top of a tray going into the oven
- Take some dough in your hands and form a long strip
- For the biscuits in the form of two circles: fold the two edges of the cord towards the center and continue to fold until they touch each other, at the end you will have two folded circles
- For the biscuits in the form of braid: form a small braid with the strip of dough
- Place the biscuits one by one onto the tray and be careful to leave some space between them because they grow during baking
- Spread some egg with a baking brush on top of each cookie
- Bake for 30’-35’
- Delicious!
- :-)
What’s the story behind this recipe?
These cookies are prepared during the Holy Week for Easter We call them koulourakia paschalina or κουλουράκια Πασχαλινά :-)There are plenty of recipes but this one is my favorite :-) The cookies have a nice texture and we can smell and taste the different ingredients :-) The recipe comes from Mrs Ismini who is a neighbor in Greece, and makes the best koulourakia que j’aies jamais mangés !
Inspiration
The recipe of Mrs Ismini my neighbor in Greece :-)
o-o C'est si bon ! o-o
- Categories: Greek Food, Special Food, Desserts, For Beginners, Recipes, Sweets
- Ingredients: butter, cognac, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder, eggs, orange, caster sugar
