Kourambiethes

My best friend when I was growing up was Greek, and I fell in love with the culture and the food. This was always my favourite - thanks to Georgia for giving me the family recipe! I'm putting it here for safe keeping.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 250  g butter (softened)
• 3  tablespoons icing sugar
• 1  egg yolk
• 1  tablespoon brandy
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  almonds (Toasted)
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 2  teaspoons ground cloves
• 5 -6  cups icing sugar (for dusting)

Directions

1. Cream butter & icing sugar until light.
2. Add egg yolk and brandy, mixing well.
3. Fold in almonds, flour, baking powder & cloves.
4. Break off small pieces of dough & shape into 'S' shapes or crescents.
5. Bake at 180 deg C for +/- 20 min until lightly golden.
6. Let them cool for 10 min, then dust with some icing sugar.
7. Store in container & dust with rest of icing sugar.
8. Tip: Seal & store for 2 days (if you can resist!) as this improves the flavour.