Recipe of Greek Almond Crescent Cookies in 21 Minutes for Mom

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, greek almond crescent cookies. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Almond crescents, little almond cookies shaped into crescents and dusted with powdered sugar. These cookies reminded me of the Keebler Almond Crescent cookies that are no longer sold. Kourabiedes - greek almond crescent cookies.

Greek Almond Crescent Cookies is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. Greek Almond Crescent Cookies is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have greek almond crescent cookies using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Greek Almond Crescent Cookies:

1. Take 1/2 c ground almonds
2. Prepare 1 c butter, softened
3. Take 2 tbsp powdered sugar
4. Take 1 egg yolk
5. Take 1 tbsp brandy or 1 tsp vanilla
6. Take 2 c flour
7. Get 1/2 tsp baking powder
8. Make ready 1 1/2-2 c powdered sugar

Kourabiethes are delicious buttery cookies with almonds that are covered in confectioners' sugar. They are very popular for weddings and holidays. Kourabiethes: Greek Shortbread Cookies With Almonds. Almond Crescent Cookies - these traditional Austrian kipferl cookies are one of my favorite holiday cookies and take almost no time to prepare!

Instructions to make Greek Almond Crescent Cookies:

1. Spread ground almonds in a shallow pan and toast in a 350F degrees oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
2. In a bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy, then add the 2 Tablespoons powdered sugar and egg yolk, mixing well. Stir in brandy or vanilla and almonds.
3. In another bowl, combine flour and baking powder, then gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, blending until smooth.
4. Pinch off walnut-size pieces of dough and shape into crescents. Place on ungreased baking sheets, spacing cookies about 1 inch apart.
5. Bake in a 325F degree oven for 30 minutes or until very lightly browned, then place baking sheets on racks and let cookies cool for 5 minutes.
6. Sift about half the 1-1/2 to 2 cups powdered sugar over wax paper and transfer cookies to it. Sift the remaining 3/4 to 1 cup powdered sugar over top to cover cookies. Let cookies stand in the sugar until they cool completely, then store in a tightly covered container.

These crescent cookies are crisp, buttery, and quite hard to resist. I learned how to make these traditional Austrian cookies in culinary school years ago. You just can't go wrong with this recipe! 'Ergolavi' (Greek almond cookies) is a beloved traditional treat - the Greek version of macaroon, only much easier. These cookies can be found throughout Greece. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray or brush with olive oil.

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