-- CORRECTION -- PLEASE CHECK BELOW MEASUREMENT FOR VEGETABLE FAT!!!! IT SHOULD BE I40G. SORRY GUYS ONLY JUST NOW DISCOVERED THE MISTAKE... IT SHOULD BE 140G AND NOT 340G SHOWN - MADE A MISTAKE WHILE TYPING. VERY SORRY ABOUT THAT!!!
THESE COOKIES - "KOURAMPIEDES" - ARE TRADITIONALLY
HOMEMADE FOR CHRISTMAS AND OFFERED TO THE GUESTS ON ARRIVAL. ALSO, ARE OFFERED TO GUESTS AFTER THE WEDDING CEREMONY. HOUSEWIVES WERE ALWAYS COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER, AS TO WHO, MADE THE BEST COOKIES!!! NOWADAYS OF COURSE , THEY ARE SOLD AND CAN BE BOUGHT IN EVERY CONFECTIONERS SHOPS.
INGREDIENTS - GREEK KOURAMPIEDES - ALMOND COOKIES
140g Vegetable fat
½ glass Vegetable oil
4 tablespoons Icing sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Cloves (optional)
1 teaspoon Baking powder
4 tablespoons Brandy
4 tablespoons Rose water
1 glass Almonds, chopped in small pieces
3 – 3½ glasses self-raising flour
Zest of an orange
