Kourabiedes Recipe

Name: Kourabiedes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 1/2 cup sifted confectioners sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1 tablespoon brandy; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 36 whole cloves; Rose water; 1 cup confectioners sugar for dredging

Servings: persons

1 cup butter
1/2 cup sifted confectioners sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon brandy
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
36 whole cloves
Rose water
1 cup confectioners sugar for dredging

1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2
Prepare 2 cookie sheets.
3
Cream butter until it turns white and fluffy.
4
This could take as long as 30 minutes if done by hand, or 15 minutes with an electric mixer.
5
Beat in the confectioners sugar and then the egg yolk, brandy and the extracts.
6
Resift the cake flour with the baking powder and beat it into the butter mixture.
7
Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
8
If the dough is too difficult to handle at this point, refrigerate it until it becomes firmer.
9
Place cookies on cookie sheets and center a clove in the middle of each one.
10
Bake for 20 minutes.
11
Sift a layer of confectioners sugar on wax paper and cool the cookies on the sugar.
12
Drizzle drops of rose water on cookies, then sift more confectioners sugar on top.
13
Sift another layer of sugar over the cookies after they have completely cooled.
14
Store in an airtight tin.
15
You can sift a final layer of sugar on the cookies just before serving.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 11 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 cup butter, 1/2 cup sifted confectioners sugar, 1 egg yolk, 1 tablespoon brandy, and more.

Yes, Kourabiedes falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

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