Greek Butter Cookies

Name: Greek Butter Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup white sugar; 1 egg; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar for rolling

⏱️ Ready in 20 min 🥄 Prep 10 min 🔥 Cook 10 min 👥 48 servings 👁️ 3 views

When I was little I used to live next to a Greek family, who would make these cookies year round, and give tins of them to neighbors around Christmas.

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 10 min

Serves 48

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup white sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar for rolling

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 48

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 74

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4g 5%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 29mg 1%

Total Carbohydrate 8.9g 3%

Dietary Fiber 0.2g 1%

Total Sugars 4.4g

Protein 0.8g 2%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Grease cookie sheets.

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and egg until smooth.

Stir in the vanilla and almond extracts.

Blend in the flour to form a dough. you may have to knead by hand at the end.

Take about a teaspoon of dough at a time and roll into balls, logs or 'S' shapes.

Place cookies 1 to 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.

Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned and firm.

Allow cookies to cool completely before dusting with confectioners' sugar.