Kourabiedes (Greece): Walnut Sugar Cookies

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I love this recipe, not only because it's tasty, but also because you can use the leftovers in ...new directions, such as a "chocolate cookie kourabie" (mixing crumbled kourabiedes with melted chocolate and butter so you end up with a new ready-to-form-and-eat cookie dough..! an very easy and children friendly (allow the kids to ... mix it with their hands and decorate the "cookies" as they want..! twist..!
I just like to add that the most popular nut to put in the kourabiedes is NOT WALNUT (melomakarona, another christmas time greek syrup-and-spices-full-delight, has a...thirst for them! but ALMOND!
Some people (or stores! here in Greece like to make them in all kinds of holiday inspired shapes, christmas trees, bells etc., but the most popular shapes are the sphere and the star.
So, go on and try it, is delicate and tasty! Merry Christmas from Greece, or as we say it, Kala Christougenna!!

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I made these, and they turned to crumble when i tossed the cookies in the powdered sugar. The dough turned out nice, but I don't think I will be making these again

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A good, solid, achievable recipe with just the right combination of sugar and nuts. I didn't have orange flower water, so I diluted orange juice before tossing in powdered sugar. Got compliments from a lady whose grandmother has been making these from a family recipe for years.

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I make these cookies but roll them in powdered sugar two times... once while warm, then again after they cool. The first rolling soaks in the cookie somewhat, the second rolling is to make the cookies snow white and beautiful. There are never any leftovers when I make these. I have made versions with almonds, pistachios, walnuts and pecans (just change the flavoring to match the nuts and they are perfect every time!

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Wow, these are great! I used to make a cookie like this with my neighbor when I was a child, but never knew what they were called, and I accidentally stumbled across this recipe while looking for a new Christmas cookie to make. I read that they were originally made with almonds, so I made two batches, one with the almonds, and one with some leftover pecans I had in the freezer. Both were delicious. I didn't have the brandy, so I just used a tablespoon, plus the teaspoon, of vanilla. I also omitted the orange flower water, but the cookies definitely didn't taste like they were missing anything.

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These are everyone's favorite Christmas cookie in my circle. All of my friends and family have asked for me to skip all gift giving and just bake as many of these cookies and time allows, starting on Thanksgiving! Great, great recipe. Thank you! I will note, I have never made an attempt to find the orange flower water. I just dilute a litte extra brandy!

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Fabulous recipe!!! I've accidentally found this recipe 6 months ago but never got the chance to make it. I've finally made it for Mother's Day gathering and everyone at the party went crazy for them! I haven't stop making these cookies since then. Thank you for making this recipe available to all of us!!!

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These are great! I'm from Turkey and i love kurabiyes. This recipe was very close to the way my grandma makes them. Since she doesn't use measurements (all her recipes state "just enough flour, just enough sugar" so impossible to recreate for an occasional cook like me =, thanks for this recipe!!

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These cookies are delicious. I painted them with Grand Marnier Orange Liqueor and then rolled them in powdered sugar because I didn't have orange flower water. Very nice. They are also very good with toasted pecans.

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This is a great cookie.