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Snow coated Vanilla Bourbon Butter Cookies (Kourambiedes)

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Merry Christmas!!

I am just going to jump right in and tell you how I spent my Christmas this year.  I spent it in the kitchen tackling my baking skills.  That’s right I thought it was about time to tackle this one.  I spent a few hours tweaking, experimenting with different ingredients on another favorite Greek Christmas Cookie.  The Snow coated Almond Butter Cookie, or otherwise known as Kourambie.  This cookie is also at the top of everyone’s Christmas Cookie to-do list along with the Greek Walnut Cookie.

I was finally done tweaking, experimenting, I popped the cookies into the oven.  When the cookies were done, I had to try one and I have to say that I truly liked the outcome. The taste, shape everything about the cookie.  🙂 The original recipe is a staple in Greek Cuisine, I posted the original recipe last year in December if anyone is interested in trying it out.  This year I wanted to try something new, for instance,  the taste by adding Vanilla Bourbon paste combined with a tad of brandy.  I also star-shaped the cookies instead of the traditional half-moon cookie shape. (that’s the way my mom and aunt shape the cookie)

I added some almonds into half of the cookies, the rest I left as is. To crush the almonds I used a blender at high speed, if you think you can crush the almonds by hand go for it. 🙂  For me, that’s was just impossible.

I also tried out or shall I say I challenged myself with dark food photography.  (Pretty decent shot for a beginner)

So, what did you guys do for Christmas this year?  Let me know how you spent your Christmas Holiday in the comment box below.

Wishing everyone a great day!!

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Snow coated Vanilla Bourbon Butter Cookies (Kourambiedes)

foodzesty
A light butter cookie with a lovely added taste of Vanilla Bourbon
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 6 people

Ingredients
  

  • 5 cups All-Purpose Flour shifted
  • 3 ½ cups Sugar Powder
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 tbsp Brandy
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Bourbon paste
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • ¾ cups Almonds roasted and finely chopped (optional)
  • 2 cups Butter

Instructions
 

  • In a medium bowl add in flour and baking soda, stir dry ingredients. Set aside ½ tablespoon of butter. Beat remaining butter until fluffy. Add in egg and beat for a few seconds.
    flour, baking soda
  • In the meantime in a small saucepan, add-in the ½ tablespoon of butter and almonds. Stir until golden brown.
  • Combine dry and all remaining wet ingredients until it forms into dough. Add in the Vanilla Bourbon paste and kneed for a few minutes. Wrap in plastic and place into the fridge for 15 minutes.
    dough, vanilla bourbon paste
  • Remove plastic and roll out dough but not too thin. You want to make this cookie as thick as possible. Use the cookie cutter to shape out as many cookies as possible.
  • Place cookies into a baking pan and bake at 180 degrees until golden brown.
  • Cookies should be sugar-coated when hot.
    sugar powder, star shaped cookies, orange peels
Keyword butter cookie, cookie recipe, Easy recipe

KALI MAS OREXI!! 🙂

Snow covered Greek Christmas Cookies.

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

5 Comments

  1. Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen
    December 29, 2020 at 3:41 pm  ·  Reply

    These sound and look really festive!

  2. dtills
    December 29, 2020 at 10:41 pm  ·  Reply

    I am afraid to make these Spophie! I suspect I would eat wayyy too many 😋😂

    • foodzesty
      December 30, 2020 at 7:08 am  ·  Reply

      hahhahahahhahahahaahh you are soooo funnyy!! Hope you are doing well Dee!! Wishing you and the family a wonderful and safe New Year!! Hugeeeeeee hugsss my friend

  3. Kouzounas Kitchen
    January 4, 2021 at 5:38 am  ·  Reply

    This recipe deserves a thousand likes! Beautifully done, and bravo!!

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