Koulourakia (greek Easter Cookies)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 8 -9 cups flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 lb butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 6 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 egg, beaten (with 1 tablespoon water)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 sift together flour and baking powder. set aside.
• 3 cream butter and sugar.
• 4 add eggs to butter mixture. combine completely.
• 5 add vanilla.
• 6 add enough flour mixture to make a soft dough. shape dough with lightly floured hands into desired shapes* and arrange on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 brush with beaten egg and water.
• 8 bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. cool on racks.
• 9 *the most common shape i’ve seen is twists. twists can be made by rolling a piece of dough about 5 inches long and ½ inch round into a tube shape. bring ends together and lightly twist one time from middle to ends. other shapes are balls with flattened bottoms.