GREEK HOLIDAY COOKIES
Koulourakia are a traditional treat in Greece, where they are usually made for Easter and other celebrations. I enjoy making these buttery, golden Greek cookies to keep me in touch with my heritage. -Nicole Moskou, New York, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 6-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add 2 eggs; beat well. Beat in orange juice and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle., Roll dough into 1-1/4-in. balls. Shape each into a 6-in. rope; fold in half and twist twice. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , In a small bowl, beat the remaining 2 eggs; brush over dough. Bake at 350° for 7-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 19mg cholesterol, Sodium 53mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
HONEY-DRENCHED ORANGE AND SPICE COOKIES (MELOMAKARONA)
Provided by Marilena Leavitt
Categories Greek Christmas Cookies
Yield 40-50 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- In a stand mixer, beat the first 5 ingredients on high, for 4 minutes.
- In a large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda. With the motor running, slowly add the flour mixture to the liquid ingredients. The dough should feel soft and oily and will hold its shape. Do not over mix. Cover and set aside.
- Make the the syrup: mix together all four ingredients is a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the temperature and simmer for five minutes, occasionally skimming the foam as it forms. Remove from the heat and let it cool.
- Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Form the dough into oblong shapes about 2" long and ½" high and arrange on the cookie sheet. (Alternatively, form little balls, about 1").
- Bake at 350° F for about 25 minutes, or until lightly brown.
- While the cookies bake, prepare the topping, place in a small bowl and set aside.
- Remove the cookies from the oven. One by one, drop the hot cookies in the saucepan with the cooled syrup. Gently move them around the saucepan for about 20 seconds, in order to absorb some of the syrup. Lift them out with a slotted spoon and place them on a platter..
- Sprinkle with the mixture of walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves. You can pile them into a pyramid shape on the platter if you like, sprinkling every layer with the walnuts. Any leftover syrup may be drizzled over the cookies.
GLAZED ORANGE SPICE COOKIES
These light sugary cookies are topped with a sweet orange glaze. Delicious!
Provided by mommyluvs2cook
Categories Desserts Cookies Cut-Out Cookie Recipes
Time 1h
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, and salt.
- Beat the shortening and butter with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and beat until combined. Mix in the chopped almonds and orange zest. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir until combined.
- Transfer the cookie dough to a lightly floured surface and roll it into a rectangle about 13 inches long. Cut the dough into 3 1/2-inch rectangles using a fluted pastry wheel or sharp paring knife. Place the cookies on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the baking sheets, and then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Combine the sifted confectioners' sugar, the orange marmalade, and the orange juice and stir well. Spread the glaze on the cookies and garnish with sliced almonds, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.3 calories, Carbohydrate 22 g, Cholesterol 6.8 mg, Fat 7.2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 51.5 mg, Sugar 16.2 g
ORANGE COOKIES (KOULOURAKIA)
At one time, I made these often as a nice treat with a quiet cup of tea. Unlike the other koulourakia recipes posted here, this one is not a butter cookie, rather a nice combination of citrus and walnuts. Though these are traditionally served with a light dusting of powdered sugar, my guess is dipping the ends in chocolate would also work well. More recently tried to reduce the fat by replacing some of the butter, but have not had great results. The addition of applesauce and other fruit purees makes the cookie lose its characteristic crispiness. At best you can swap out 1 or 2 tablespoons of the butter, no more. Preparation time does not include 90 minutes required to chill the dough. This recipe is being posted for the 'Zaar World Tour.
Provided by justcallmetoni
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 30 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread walnuts in a single layer on a ungreased cookie sheet and toast for 5-7 minutes. Stir occasionally to ensure even toasting. Remove from oven and let cool.
- In a large bowl, combine flour baking powder, baking soda, cloves. Set aside.
- In a food processor (or blender), combine the lemon and orange zest with the sugar. Process for several minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides. You want the zest to be chopped very fine and well incorporated into the sugar. Add the walnuts and canola oil and continue processing until the walnuts have been pureed into the sugar. Transfer to a small bowl.
- Place the butter into the food processor and mix for a minute until the butter is light and fluffy. Add the sugar, zest, walnut mixture, egg and egg yolk and either brandy or juice. Process just until these ingredients are well mixed into the butter.
- Gradually add in the flour, pulsing quickly after each addition. Use as little mixing time at this point as over-processing the dough toughens the cookie. Once mixed, divide dough into two balls, wrap each ball in wax paper and place in fridge for 90 minutes or longer.
- Preheat (or reheat) oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cookie sheets with a light brush of oil or cooking spray.
- Take one ball of dough and split in half. Return half to fridge while working with the other. With the half you are working with, pinch off a ball of dough about the size of a shelled walnut. Quickly roll into a rope about 4 to 6 inches long. Ropes can be shaped into rings, horseshoes or an 'S.' Place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart. If the dough warms and becomes difficult to handle, return it to the fridge and continue working with another piece of well-chilled dough.
- Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until they are browned on the edges and just a little golden on the tops. Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 2 or 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Once fully cooled, dust with powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 90.3, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 1.7, Cholesterol 18.4, Sodium 53.2, Carbohydrate 11.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 5, Protein 1.3
ORANGE SPICE COOKIES
These orange spice cookies are perfect for the holidays. They look plain but once you bite into them the amazing flavors just keep developing over and over. You'll not want to eat anything after these just so you can keep that taste in your mouth. That's how good they are. Try it for yourself and see.
Provided by Bobbie Susan
Categories Orange Cookies
Time 45m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat both sugars, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, and cream cheese together until creamy, at least 5 minutes. Add egg and mix well. Mix in molasses. Mix in vanilla, orange, and maple extracts.
- Stir flour, orange zest, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves, and nutmeg together in another bowl until well combined and no clumps of zest remain. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir together just until incorporated; don't overmix.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 162.5 calories, Carbohydrate 29.7 g, Cholesterol 17.4 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 4.1 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 189.1 mg, Sugar 12.7 g
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