Kourabiedes Recipe - Greek Butter Cookies - Cook Like A Greek (2024)

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The most famous Greek cookies

Kourabiedes, also known as “Greek Wedding Cookies” (in some regions, they are served at special occasions such as weddings or christenings), are Greek biscuits or cookies that resemble light and airy shortbread, but are made with the addition of almonds.

Kourabiedes (singular kourabies), the other Greek Christmas staple, originated from Turkey, where they are called kurabiye. In Turkish etymology, the word is from the root “kuru” (dry) and “biye” (biscuit). It is a rounded butter cookie with pieces of almond inside, the entire outside covered in powdered sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 128 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 3mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Kourabiedes are small almond and butter cookies sprinkled with icing sugar, and are widely considered a must-have during Christmas time. This festive dessert has become synonymous – along with melomakarona and tsoureki – of the Christmas table.

Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries. Oreo was first produced in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Na-Bis-Co.

Melomakarona are soft and moist, flavored with classic holiday spices and soaked in honey syrup. Kourabiedes, meanwhile, are tender, delicate, and covered in piles of powdered sugar. Below you'll find our recipes for Greece's most popular holiday treats, made with some of our favorite ingredients from Navarino Icons.

Legend has it that during the Turkish occupation of Greece, all Kourabiedes had to be made crescent-shaped in honour of the Turkish flag. And that tradition has carried on.

Kourabiedes are known outside of Greece as a cookie, but they are almost too substantial to be called a cookie. They are a shortbread type of sweet, made of flour, sugar, butter and almonds and covered with powdered sugar, which make them look like a snowball.

Kourabiedes first appeared in Persia in the 7th century shortly after the use of sugar became relatively common in the area, with the word kourabie derived from the Iranian and Azerbaijani word 'qurabiya'.

Cookie, Shortbread, Greek Cookies (1 cubic inch) contains 7.7g total carbs, 7.5g net carbs, 2.9g fat, 0.7g protein, and 60 calories.

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Pizzelles are the oldest known cookie and originated in the mid-section of Italy. They were made many years ago for the “Festival of the Snakes” also known as the “Feast Day of San Domenico”.

Unlike Western Countries where they eat Turkeys, in Greece, the main Christmas meal is often pork (and lamb). There are many traditional pork Christmas recipes that vary depending on the region. For the Christmas menu, I like a more modern version so get ready for Pork loin stuffed with prunes lemon, and honey.

Most Greeks will eat dinner around 9 to 10 pm. If they have had a substantial lunch then they will eat something lighter for dinner such as fruit with yogurt, a sandwich, salad or a small amount of leftovers from lunch.

Europe's favorite cookie with coffee since 1932. Biscoff Cookies are a type of shortcrust biscuit known as "speculoos", a Belgian specialty. Often served as a side to coffee, Biscoff Cookies are well-known for its unique caramelized flavor.

Try kantaifi, baklava, galaktompoureko, roxakia from Macedonia, ravani, samali, gianniotiko, klostari from Epirus, bourekia, trigona panoramatos, saragli, ekmek, walnut pie, yogurt pie and so many more… Our suggestion: Enjoy them while sipping a Greek coffee slowly brewed on hot sand, sided by a vanilla ice cream.