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Greek Almond Biscuits

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These Greek Easter biscuits are delicious the whole year round, but come Easter time, you’ll be hard pressed to find a Greek home that hasn’t baked these traditional delights.

SO delicious and so easy!  It also makes the most wonderful gift!

Makes ± 30

220 g   butter

100 g   icing sugar

5 ml     vanilla

2,5 ml  almond essence

280 g   flour

100 g   ground almonds

            Extra icing sugar for dusting

 

  • Cream butter and icing sugar, add vanilla, then flour and nuts.
  • Roll into balls (±30 g) and then shape into crescents.Place on a baking paper lined baking tray, place in fridge for 30 minutes
  • Bake 15 min at 180°C (a straw colour – not too dark)
  • Cool on baking tray for about 5 minutes to firm up then roll into sifted icing sugar
  • Cool on a cooling rack
  • Store in a airtight container and dust with more icing sugar when serving