Koulourakia are traditional Greek Easter Cookies that are always made around this time of year! This simple recipe uses basic ingredients to create a buttery crisp cookie that is ideal for dunking in tea or coffee!

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Koulourakia are traditional Greek butter cookies flavored with orange, vanilla, and brandy.

Buttery, crumbly, and aromatic these traditional Greek Easter Cookies are so delicious and beautifully shaped. A real treat for Easter!

Love traditional Baklava but hate the work? These shortcut Baklava Cookies are thumbprints with a walnut honey filling that everyone loves.

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Traditionally, these Greek cookies, known as koulourakia, are formed into rings, twists and half circles. In this recipe, they are shaped into bow ties and twists, then glazed with anise-flavored honey. These are delicately sweet and nice with coffee.

Kourabiedes are the ultimate holiday indulgence! These rich, buttery Greek cookies are packed with almonds and dusted with powdered sugar, making them perfect for Christmas celebrations.

Kourabiedes are delicious, melt-in-your-mouth butter almond cookies and a staple in Greek households during Christmas time.

Koulourakia (or Koulouria) are one of the most revered traditional Greek desserts. Growing up in a Greek community, friends always offer the sweet butter-based cookies as a casual afternoon snack; they are also fixtures at every celebration, and on every holiday spread. Koulourakia are most often associated with Easter, but I don’t think I’ve attended a holiday party in a Greek household where they didn’t make an appearance.