Kourabiedes

Normally I can think of desserts I want to make all on my own. I decided to make these, however, to follow up a Greek-inspired summer meal of grilled chicken & peppers, stewed tomatoes & onions and, of course, Greek salad (below).

When we travelled to Athens a few years ago, I ate my weight in baklava. Perhaps some day I'll try my hand at making filo pastry, but for now I'm sticking with sweets that are a little more accessible.

Flipping through my copy of the Joy of Cooking for Greek desserts, I came upon this recipe for kourabiedes that not only looked like something I could fit into a busy Sunday, but a recipe that I could do with ingredients I already had on hand.

These cookies are buttery and literally crumble / melt in your mouth. They look exactly like the powdered sugar-covered balls that are always left over on the Christmas cookie platter, right next to the malformed snickerdoodle no one wants to eat. I think if you put these kourabiedes on the platter, however, they would be the first to go...

Comments

[Blair]

LOL! Malformed snickerdoodle!!!