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Krasokouloura or Wine Cookies (Greece)

Krasokouloura or Wine Cookies (Greece) Recipe

This is an easy working Greek cookie dough & can be worked into various shapes, including the more traditional sprial, ring & S shapes! NOTE: Cooking time is based on having three baking sheets to go in the oven, one after the other! This recipe is very kid-in-the-kitchen friendly!
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Servings 50 spirals
Calories 137.1 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup white wine
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1/2 cup sunflower oil
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, preferrably toasted
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 8 cups all-purpose flour (more or less)
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 tablespoons sesame seeds, again

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 340 degrees F.
  • In a large bowl, beat together wine, sugar, salt, oils, cinnamon, cloves & 2 tablespoons sesame seeds.
  • Dissolve baking soda in lemon juice & stir that blend into the mixture in the large bowl.
  • Sift or whisk flower & baking powder together, then add 5 cups of this mixture to the large bow with the initial ingredients, mixing with handsl
  • Continue adding flour & kneading until dough doesn't stick to the hands ~ Don't use all the flour if it isn't needed! Knead until dough is soft, about 8 minutes.
  • TO MAKE SPIRALS ~ Take a piece of dough about the size of a small egg & squeeze a few times to soften. Scatter a few sesame seeds on the work surface & roll dough through seeds into a strip about 8 inches long. With strip on work surface, wrap into a spiral shape & tuck the end under the cookie.
  • TO MAKE RINGS ~ Take a smaller piece of dough & roll out as above into a strip about 7 inches long. Form into a ring & pinch ends together with wet fingers.
  • TO MAKE 'S' SHAPES ~ Take a larger piece of dough & roll out as above into a strip about 10 inches long. Working from both ends, wrap spirals in opposite directions until they meet in the middle.
  • Place cookies on a nonstick or lightly oiled baking sheet & bake about 30 minutes.

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Nutrition

Serving: 35gCalories: 137.1kcalCarbohydrates: 19.8gProtein: 2.3gFat: 5.1gSaturated Fat: 0.7gSodium: 43.6mgFiber: 0.7gSugar: 4.1g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Cookie and Brownie, Dessert, European, For Large Groups, Fruit, Grains, Greek, Healthy, Low Cholesterol
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