Kourabiedes I recipe

Name: Kourabiedes I
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; ¼ cup confectioners' sugar; 1 egg yolk; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; ½ teaspoon baking powder; ⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration; 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons brandy; ½ cup finely chopped blanched almonds; 36 whole cloves

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).

Step 2

Sift flour with baking powder. Set aside.

Step 3

Cream butter and gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg yolk, brandy and vanilla. Beat again until very light. Stir in almonds.

Step 4

Blend in flour mixture, mix to form a soft, smooth dough. Chill 30 minutes or until it can be handled easily.

Step 5

Shape level tablespoonfuls of dough into crescent-shapes. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Insert whole clove into center of each. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until light...do not brown. Cool on rack. Dust generously with confectioners' sugar.