Kourabiedes Greek Butter Cookies

This is a recipe for homemade kourabiedes greek butter cookies, these deliciously sweet buttery Greek snowball cookies are soft cookies with a crunchy texture that melts in your mouth.

Kourabiedes are traditional Greek cookies made with ground walnuts, butter, flour, vanilla, and icing sugar. These Greek butter cookies are made with brandy and are popular during the Orthodox festive season, they are also a popular treat for parties and weddings.

These melt-in-your-mouth Kourabiedes Greek butter cookies are so delicious, you will impress everyone with these homemade kourabiedes Greek butter cookies. There are a lot of Greek cookie recipes out there, this recipe for kourabiedes without almonds is the best one, I’ve been making these cookies for over ten years in my bakery and they are always a favorite amongst my customers.

Kourabiedes greek butter cookies are also known as Greek snowball cookies, they resemble small snowballs. another reason to love this luscious Greek butter cookies recipe, each cookie is a delicious bite of heaven.

Let’s make a batch of these homemade kourabiedes greek butter cookies!

Ingredients For Kourabiedes Greek Butter Cookies

• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cups Sweet Butter room temp
• 1/2 cup walnuts, ground
• 1  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 confectioners sugar (powdered sugar) plus some for dusting
• 1 teaspoon brandy

Kourabiedes Greek Butter Cookies?

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. Add the butter into a mixing bowl and beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
3. Gradually add the confectioner sugar and vanilla extract, and beat until the mixture is combined.
4. In two separate additions, add the flour and mix into the butter mixture until the flour is moistened. Then add the ground walnut and fold it into the mixture.
5. Scoop small amounts of batter, about 1 teaspoon, and form into balls.
6. Place the formed cookies onto a lined baking sheet, and separate each cookie about 1 inch apart from each other.
7. Place the baking pan into the oven and bake for 16-18 minutes or until golden in color.
8. Remove the Greek butter cookies from the oven and immediately coat them with powdered sugar (confectioners sugar).
9. Serve and enjoy!

Kourabiedes Greek Butter Cookies

This is a recipe for homemade kourabiedes greek butter cookies, these deliciously sweet buttery Greek snowball cookies are soft cookies with a crunchy texture that melts in your mouth. Kourabiedes are traditional Greek cookies made with ground walnuts, butter, flour, vanilla, and icing sugar. These cookies are popular during the Orthodox festive season, they are also a popular treat for parties and weddings.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 18 minutes mins

Total Time 38 minutes mins

Course Christmas, Dessert, Holiday

Cuisine Greek

Servings 36 pieces

Calories 70 kcal

Ingredients

  

• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cups Sweet Butter room temp
• 1/2 cup walnuts ground
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 confectioners sugar powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon brandy

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Add the butter into a mixing bowl and beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
• Gradually add the confectioner sugar and vanilla extract, and beat until the mixture is combined.
• In two separate additions, add the flour and mix into the butter mixture until the flour is moistened. Then add the ground walnut and fold it into the mixture.
• Scoop small amounts of batter, about 1 teaspoon, and form into balls.
• Place the formed cookies onto a lined baking sheet, and separate each cookie about 1 inch apart from each other.
• Place the baking pan into the oven and bake for 16-18 minutes or until golden in color.
• Remove the Greek butter cookies from the oven and immediately coat them with powdered sugar (confectioners sugar).
• Serve and enjoy!

Notes

You will need about 2 cups of powdered sugar to coat the cookies.

Keyword Greek Butter Cookies, Greek Butter Cookies Recipe, Greek Butter Cookies With Brandy, Greek Snowball Cookies, Homemade Greek Butter Cookies, Kourabiedes Cookies, Kourabiedes Greek Butter Cookies, Kourabiedes Without Almonds