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1996 Honorable Mention: Kourambiethes (Almond Shortbread)
Author/Submitted by: Bess Gallanis Hayes of Winnetka, Illinois,
1996 Chicago Tribune Annual Holiday Cookie Contest
Servings: 4
Categories:
Cookies
/
Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2
cup
Blanched almonds 1
pound
Unsalted butter,
softened
1
pound
Confectioner's sugar 2
Egg yolks 3
tablespoons
Cognac 1
teaspoon
Vanilla extract 3
cups
Cake flour 1/2
teaspoon
Baking powder
Directions:
1.
Heat oven to 350F. Spread almonds in single layer on baking sheet. Bake, stirring occasionally, until lightly toasted, about 10 minutes. Remove from oven; cool, then chop coarsely.
2.
Beat butter in large bowl of electric mixer on medium-high speed until very light and fluffy, 5 minutes. Add 3 tablespoons of the confectioner's sugar; continue beating 3 minutes.
3.
Add egg yolks, Cognac and vanilla; beat until smooth. Beat in almonds, flour and baking powder until mixed well. (If dough is too soft to handle, add additional flour.)
4.
Shape scant tablespoons full of dough between palms into round balls or crescents. Bake on ungreased baking sheets until set and very pale golden in color; 15 minutes. Remove cookies to cooling rack.
5.
Place remaining confectioner's sugar into sifter. While cookies are still hot, sift confectioners' sugar over tops. Repeat twice at 20-minutes intervals.
Bess Gallanis Hayes of Winnetka, Illinois won an honorable mention in the 1996 Chicago Tribune Annual Holiday Cookie Contest with these Greek almond shortbread cookies.
Bess Gallanis Hayes of Winnetka, Illinois won an honorable mention in the 1996 Chicago Tribune Annual Holiday Cookie Contest with these Greek almond shortbread cookies.
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