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Kourabiedes (Greece): Walnut Sugar Cookies (Food Network Kitchens) Recipe

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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
1464
Calories
Total time
50
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup walnuts
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp brandy
  • 1 to 2 tbsp orange flower water
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Toast the walnuts until golden brown and fragrant, about 6 minutes. Let cool, then chop about half of the nuts (you should have about 1/2 cup chopped). Pulse the remaining nuts in the food processor until finely ground (about 1/4 cup ground).
  3. Stir the flour, baking powder, salt and nuts together in a medium bowl. Set aside.
  4. In another medium bowl, beat the butter, sugar, egg yolk, brandy and vanilla extract together with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until the mixture gets light and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
  5. At low speed, stir in the nut mixture to make a crumbly dough. Cover the bowl and set dough aside at room temperature for 1 hour.
  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment or coat with nonstick spray.
  7. With a tablespoon, scoop out 1-inch pieces of dough and roll into balls between the palms of your hands. Pinch the ends of the balls to make a football shape. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets. Bake until the cookies set and start to brown, about 18 minutes.
  8. Remove cookies from the oven and immediately sprinkle them lightly with the orange water. (If you don't have a brush, simply dip your fingers into the water and flick it over the cookies a few times.) Take care not to douse them, just enough for them to carry the scent of flowers.
  9. Put the confectioners' sugar in a bag, and add 5 to 6 of the warm cookies to it. Very gently toss the cookies to coat with sugar. Remove them from the bag and cool cookies on a rack. Repeat with remaining cookies. Serve.
  10. Busy baker's tips: Dough can be frozen for up to 2 weeks. Store baked cookies in an airtight container for up to 1 week. Baked cookies can be wrapped in plastic, then aluminum foil, for up to 2 weeks. To serve, let cookies come to room temperature before dusting with confectioners' sugar.
  11. Cook's Note: If you can't find orange flower water, try specialty stores or online.
  12. Copyright (c) 2007 Television Food Network, G.P., All Rights Reserved
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1463.84 Kcal (6129 kJ)
Calories from fat 485.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 53.98g 83%
Cholesterol 153.74mg 51%
Sodium 334.78mg 14%
Potassium 516.16mg 11%
Total Carbs 224.75g 75%
Sugars 145.48g 582%
Dietary Fiber 6.12g 24%
Protein 24.16g 48%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Calcium 117.8mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 413.96 Kcal (1733 kJ)
Calories from fat 137.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.26g 83%
Cholesterol 43.48mg 51%
Sodium 94.67mg 14%
Potassium 145.97mg 11%
Total Carbs 63.56g 75%
Sugars 41.14g 582%
Dietary Fiber 1.73g 24%
Protein 6.83g 48%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 9%
Iron 0.8mg 16%
Calcium 33.3mg 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 33
    Points
  • 40
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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