{"id":136506,"date":"2022-10-02T11:31:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-02T08:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetinybook.com\/?p=136506"},"modified":"2024-04-14T13:02:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T10:02:03","slug":"how-to-make-kourabiedes-greek-christmas-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetinybook.com\/how-to-make-kourabiedes-greek-christmas-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Kourabiedes: The Perfect Greek Christmas Cookies!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you spend your winter in Greece, there is a high chance that you will taste this delicious Christmas treat known as kourabie<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Together with melomakarona<\/strong><\/a><\/em>, kourabiedes<\/strong> are among the two sweets most related to the Greek winter holidays. In this post, we show you how to make kourabiedes to add a twist of Greek spirit to your Christmas celebration!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Original Recipe for Greek Kourabiedes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you still haven’t heard of them, kourabiedes are a crunchy biscuit, shortbread style, made with just a few ingredients, including butter, flour, and roasted almonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We agree that they seem easy and plain, yet selected flavors of your choice, including orange juice or even a few drops of rose water, make a huge difference, and along with some of the other ingredients included in the kourabiedes recipe, they make the most delicious Christmas treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covered in tons of icing sugar, kourabiedes resemble the wintery snow-capped mountains of Greece<\/a><\/strong>. In other words, they are nothing but just the perfect Christmas biscuit!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Origins of Kourabiedes Christmas Cookies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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It all started many years ago when immigrants from Asia brought with them a delicacy very similar to what we now know as kourabiedes in Greece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As often happens, the Greeks kept the tradition and made the recipe even better by adding some of the best local ingredients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can still be found in the most traditional recipe for kourabiedes. Since then, and every winter, locals prepare kourabiedes during the holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We Can Eat Kourabiedes All Year Round!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Friable and rich in flavor, it is no wonder that in many Greek regions, kourabiedes are actually prepared (and even bought) on many happy occasions, including Easter holidays, a wedding, or a christening celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kourabiedes are better known for being winter sweets, especially popular around the Christmas holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many believe that the plenty of icing sugar that covers each cookie is supposed to represent the pure wish for happiness and an abundance of blessings for the new year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Where Does the Word Kourabie Come From?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Butter, flour, and sugar are the main ingredients for kourabiedes.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As you may have read, Greece has been, for many, really too many years, under the oppression of the Ottoman Empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, it isn’t surprising to discover that the word originally came from Turkey. Kourabiedes (kourabie in singular) were initially known as kurabiye<\/em>, a Turkish word made from two different words: kuru<\/em>, meaning dry, and biye,<\/em> which stands for biscuit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being dry and crumbing are two of the most remarkable characteristics of this biscuit. Want to learn more? Check this article about the origin of kourabiedes.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calories in Kourabiedes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Which carries more calories? Are the sugar-coated kourabiedes or the syrup-drenched melomakarona?<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Before embarking on a guilt trip, remember that you will probably eat kourabiedes only during Christmas, which is not the best moment in the year to start counting calories, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A medium-sized kourabie can contain from 130 up to 200 calories, mainly when it includes large chunks of almonds, which make the calorie count go up by a lot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

>> Click here to learn more about melomakarona<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember that these biscuits are made with tons of butter, a source of saturated fat, less healthy than olive oil (monounsaturated and therefore healthier fat), the most common fat used in most Greek recipes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

However, and as long as you keep a moderate intake of kourabiedes, you will also take in the excellent healthy properties of almonds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to keep it healthier, eliminate some of the icing sugar to avoid extra calories you don’t need, as the biscuits are already super tasteful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kourabiedes with Chocolate… What About That?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I have always preferred melomakarona and, significantly, melomakarona dipped in dark chocolate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is fair to say that kourabiedes dipped in milk chocolate can be a fantastic alternative to chocolate melomakarona.
Which Cookies Do You Like Best? Kourabiedes or Melomakarona?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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