| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 55 min |
| Prep: | 35 min |
| Cook: | 20 min |
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 55 min |
| Prep: | 35 min |
| Cook: | 20 min |
Ingredients
- 1 cup slivered almonds
- 1 1/2 pounds fitini butter or 6 sticks unsalted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- (Optional: 1/2 teaspoon ground gum powder from Hios Island in Greece)
- 1/4 cup rose water
- 1/4 cup ouzo
- 1 large egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 pounds all-purpose flour
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup rose water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a large baking sheet lightly with butter or cooking spray.
- Fry or bake slivered almonds until a light golden brown.
- Beat butter in blender or with a hand mixer on high for 20 to 30 minutes until white, light and creamy. Add the egg and yolks one at a time mixing well to incorporate.
- Add 1 cup powdered sugar, vanilla, optional gum powder, rose water, ouzo and then almonds.
- Next sift together baking powder and flour. Slowly add to mixture,
- The final dough should be soft and easy to work with. So now form them into small balls — about a fist-full. Form like dumplings and imprint thumb on all sides of the cookie.
- Bake for 10 to 20 minutes until light golden brown. Immediately splash with hand a mixture of 1/4 cup water and 1/2 cup rose water.
- Finally, place cookies on a serving tray and use a sifter to sprinkle powdered sugar on cookies until coated.
- Then say, “Hopa” and enjoy with friends and family!!!
Reviews
The fitini butter and gum powder give them an unforgettable taste that normal butter does not compare. If you want typical short bread cookies go to the supermarket. don’t knock them until you try, nothing comes close.
I have no doubt this recipe is great, but you do not need all the special ingredients that are impossible to find in smaller towns. As long as you use unsalted butter (any kind) and whip it a very long time, it will be fantastic. I make these every year and I’ve tried many recipes, but I love mine best. You will be mixing this by hand by the time you add the last flour. If you don’t have ouzo, you can also use brandy, not cooking brandy. I’ve made them with or without rose water and you don’t really have to have that either. Don’t forget to tell your guests about the clove in the center and ENJOY!
I just love this cookie recipe and the show you guys did on it. I will cherish this recipe; I made them today.
It is unfair to be critical of the ingredients here. These are Greek cookies and the author is trying to give ingredients that are as authentic as possible! Thank you Myrna!
Some Greek grandmother is turning in her grave right now.
This is NOT the way to make these cookies. Who even approved this recipe?? “Google” this cookie recipe.
Te key to a good Kourabiedes recipe is good quality butter and beating the butter, egg and sugar in a mixer for an hour, ALMONDS, and no other flavorings. LESS IS MORE. DO NOT waste your ingredients on this recipe.
The gum base unecessary. As previous comment add flour cup by cup until you have a nice firm dough. You will need to use your hands like a bread dough this is a VERY dry cookie. You can shape this ins cresent shapes or in balls. Instead of Uzo or Anise stick one clove in each cookie (you can reused the cloves each batch). Place in cup remove clove and dust with powdered sugar (Hides the hole). (This was the way my grandmother made them)
Another scrambled recipe and a waste of time and money for inexperienced cooks seeking advice! The FN disclaimer is: ENTERTAINMENT ONLY. However, the HGTV store sells hundreds of cookbooks if the recipe is inaccurate. Shabby.
1. It is 4 1/2 cups of flour…not 4 lbs…that was a typo!
2.Ouzo is a licorice flavored liquor, but you can substitute 1 tsp of anise extract if you can’t find it!
3.Make these cookies for Christmas because your family will love you for it!
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2.Ouzo is a licorice flavored liquor, but you can substitute 1 tsp of anise extract if you can’t find it!
3.Make these cookies for Christmas because your family will love you for it!
www.houstonfi.com
I wanna try these so bad because they remind me of a cookie my mom made similar to this when I was a little girl. However, I have no clue what Ouzo is and where you get it? Can you use something in the alternative?
This reciepe rocks. My family couldn’t get enough of them. My husband is Greek and he and his family just loved them. I must have gained 5lbs making them because when they are fresh out of the oven, they are so,so, good. Especially rolled in the pwdr sugar. Yum!! The only thing is I cut back on the rose water and just used regular water. Yum!!