Greek Butter Cookies (Kourambiedes)

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. 2

   With an electric mixer, whip the butter until creamy.

3. 3

   Add the egg, vanilla extract, baking powder, sugar and nuts.

4. 4

   Mix thoroughly.

5. 5

   Add the flour until the dough becomes too stiff to beat with a mixer.

6. 6

   By hand, add flour and knead until dough is smooth and rolls off your fingers without sticking.

7. 7

   Roll the dough out by hand into a cylinder roughly one inch in diameter and eight inches long.

8. 8

   Cut diagonally into one-and-a-half-inch pieces.

9. 9

   Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown.

10. 10

    Let the cookies cool and sprinkle them generously with confectioners' sugar.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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