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Secret Recipe: Divine Greek Butter Cookies

These Greek cookies are a Christmas classic! Greek families give tins of these buttery cookie treats to neighbors around Christmas.

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
20 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
30 mins
Servings:
48
Yield:
4 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1cupbutter, softened

  • ¾cupwhite sugar

  • 1egg

  • ½teaspoonvanilla extract

  • ½teaspoonalmond extract

  • 2 ¼cupsall-purpose flour

  • ½cupconfectioners’ sugar for dusting

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

  2. Beat butter, sugar, and egg together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Blend in flour, then use your hands to form a soft dough. Take about a teaspoon of dough at a time and roll into balls, logs, or “S” shapes. Place cookies 1 to 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

  3. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely before dusting with confectioners’ sugar.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe48
Calories74
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
4g 		5%
Saturated Fat
3g 		13%
Cholesterol
14mg 		5%
Sodium
29mg 		1%
Total Carbohydrate
9g 		3%
Dietary Fiber
0g 		1%
Total Sugars
4g
Protein
1g
Calcium
3mg 		0%
Iron
0mg 		2%
Potassium
9mg 		0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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