Name: Kourabiedes
Yield: 36
Ingredients: Sifted all-purpose flour - 2 cups; Baking powder - ½ teaspoon; Unsalted butter, softened - 1 cup; Confectioners' sugar - ¼ cup; Egg yolk - 1 large; Brandy - 2 tablespoons; Vanilla extract - ½ teaspoon; Finely chopped blanched almonds - ½ cup; Whole cloves - 36; Confectioners' sugar, or as needed - ⅓ cup

Ingredients for - Kourabiedes

1. Sifted all-purpose flour 2 cups

2. Baking powder ½ teaspoon

3. Unsalted butter, softened 1 cup

4. Confectioners' sugar ¼ cup

5. Egg yolk 1 large

6. Brandy 2 tablespoons

7. Vanilla extract ½ teaspoon

8. Finely chopped blanched almonds ½ cup

9. Whole cloves 36

10. Confectioners' sugar, or as needed ⅓ cup

How to cook deliciously - Kourabiedes

1 . Stage

Sift flour and baking powder together into a bowl.

2 . Stage

Cream butter in a mixing bowl. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolk, brandy, and vanilla; beat until very light. Stir in almonds.

3 . Stage

Gradually blend in flour mixture until a soft, smooth dough forms. Cover and chill until dough can easily be handled, about 30 minutes.

4 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C).

5 . Stage

Shape level tablespoonfuls of chilled dough into crescents and place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Insert a whole clove into the center of each crescent.

6 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 25 to 30 minutes, switching racks halfway through; do not brown.

7 . Stage

Remove from the oven and let cool on the cookie sheets.

8 . Stage

Dust generously with confectioners' sugar.