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Easter: Greek Easter Cookies

Source of Recipe

TIZA


List of Ingredients

1c butter,cold
4 1/2c all purpose flour
1tbs baking powder
1/4tbs baking soda
3/4c sugar
2 egg yolks
1/4c milk
1/2tbs powdered mastic
1 egg yolk to coat the cookies.


Recipe

Melt the butter in low heat. Sift the flour with the baking powder and soda. Beat together the butter and sugar until white and fluffy. While beating the mixture, add the 2 egg yolks,mastic and milk slowly, little . Star adding the flour little by little until a firm dough is formed. It might not require all the flour or it may take a little more. It depends on the flour. Form the cookies in the shapes you want. Traditionally we form them like little snails. Place them in a slightly buttered dish, brush them with the egg yolk beaten and bake them in medium heat oven for about 20min