This Year, enjoy the goodness of Traditional Greek desserts by baking these delicious, nutty, and crunchy Kourabiedes. Follow this recipe with tips, and tricks for the best Kourabiedes.
In a mixing bowl, add butter sugar, and vanilla essence. Beat with the help of an electric beater until the mixture becomes soft and airy. Add oil and egg yolks. Beat well again.
In another bowl, mix the flour with baking soda. Mix in the chopped nuts.
Pour the mixture of wet ingredients into the dry ones and add rose water. beat with an electric beater. Once it combines, knead with your hands until a soft, smooth dough is formed.
Take a small amount of dough and roll it between your palms to make the cookie. Repeat until the dough is used up.
Place the cookies on a lined baking tray. Bake them for 15 minutes or until a nice golden top. Let the cookies cool down completely before dusting them with powdered sugar.
Expert Tips
Baking tips
The most important baking tip is to avoid over-baking the cookies. Since they do not get too brown, it is quite tricky to know when they are just right-baked. Just keep them in an oven for 15 minutes or until they get a light tint on the cookie top.
Do not touch the cookies when they are hot. The butter is still in melted form and is not yet settled. Touching cookies might break them.
When they are slightly cooled, place them on a cake rack to cool them. Be careful to handle them because they might crumble before fully cooling down.