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Greek Butter Cookies

These Greek cookies are a Christmas classic! Greek families give tins of these buttery cookie treats to neighbors around Christmas.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 48

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • ¾ cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. Beat butter, sugar, and egg together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in vanilla and almond extracts. Blend in flour, then use your hands to form a soft dough. Take about a teaspoon of dough at a time and roll into balls, logs, or “S” shapes. Place cookies 1 to 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
  3. Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely before dusting with confectioners’ sugar.

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