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Koulourakia (Traditional Greek Cookies)
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 7 eggs total (5 for dough, 2 for egg wash)
- 4 tsp vanilla
- 7 cups flour (+/- depending on consistency)
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- sesame seeds
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F (or 300°F, see below)
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Cream (softened) butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla and beat well to combine.
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Combine all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda) in a separate bowl.
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Slowly add dry ingredients to wet, mixing thoroughly. There comes a point where the dough gets too thick for an electric mixer, when you have to start kneading by hand. Keep adding flour until the dough consistency is no longer sticky.
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Pull out small handfuls of dough, roll and twist into shape. Cookies should be about 2-3” in length. (They don’t rise/expand much once baked.)
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Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle on sesame seeds.
Cooking
Softer cookies
Bake ~15 minutes (depends on shape), on 350°F. Remove when golden brown. Let cool on sheet before removing to rack.
Crunchier cookies (more authentic / like I remember from childhood)
Bake ~25 minutes (depends on shape), on 300°F. When just starting to golden/brown, turn off the oven. Let them sit in the warm oven until cool.