First bake of the month. Koulourakia, which are Greek butter cookies. They are served year-round, but are especially associated with Easter. Some recipes, such as this Cypriot koulourakia, incorporate mastic and mahlepi / mahleb into an Easter version of the cookie.
This was my first time to bake Kolourakia. I used this Lemon and Olives recipe that calls for vanilla and brandy, but no orange zest or orange juice. I used Metaxa, a Greek Brandy.
before baking
after baking
Kalo Mina! (Have a good month in Greek)
