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Makes: These cookies are airy and crunchy—as well as super quick
80 cookies to bake, so much fun to make and highly addictive to eat!
Discover how to prepare them to perfection with this tra-
ditional Greek recipe.

Twisty Easter Cookies

(Koulourakia)

INGREDIENTS INSTRUCTIONS

1 cup butter, 1. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and
chopped, at room sugar in a stand mixer and mix 10–15 minutes,
DESSERT temperature until the butter is creamy and fluffy.

1½ cups sugar
2. In the meantime, warm the milk in a small
½ cup milk saucepan until just lukewarm, then remove the

THE MEDITERRANEAN REFRESH baking powder) 3. Add the eggs to the butter-sugar mixture one at
1½ tbsp. powdered
pan from the heat. Add the ammonia and blend
baking ammonia (or
until dissolved. Set aside.
4 medium eggs
a time while mixing, allowing time for each one
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
to be incorporated before adding the next. Add
the vanilla extract, orange zest and the milk-
zest of 2 oranges
ammonia mixture and mix to combine. Add the
2¼ lb. all-purpose
flour
ingredients are combined and the dough is soft
2 egg yolks flour a little bit at a time and mix until the
and not too sticky.
1 tbsp. water
4. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and set
aside to rest for 20 minutes.

5. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
6. Turn the dough out onto a clean working
surface. Take a small piece of dough and form a
log. Twist each end of the koulourakia in opposite
directions. Line a large baking sheet with
parchment paper and place the koulourakia on
the sheet leaving them 1 inch apart as they will
rise a lot when baked. Repeat with the remaining
dough, working in batches depending on how
many baking sheets you have.
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