Orange Cookies (Koulourakia) Recipe

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Orange Cookies (Koulourakia)
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
668
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 small lemon , zest of
  • 1 small orange , zest of
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp canola oil
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp brandy or 1 tbsp orange juice
  • 2 -3 tbsp powdered sugar (optional)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread walnuts in a single layer on a ungreased cookie sheet and toast for 5-7 minutes. Stir occasionally to ensure even toasting. Remove from oven and let cool.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour baking powder, baking soda, cloves. Set aside.
  3. In a food processor (or blender), combine the lemon and orange zest with the sugar. Process for several minutes, stopping to scrape down the sides. You want the zest to be chopped very fine and well incorporated into the sugar. Add the walnuts and canola oil and continue processing until the walnuts have been pureed into the sugar. Transfer to a small bowl.
  4. Place the butter into the food processor and mix for a minute until the butter is light and fluffy. Add the sugar, zest, walnut mixture, egg and egg yolk and either brandy or juice. Process just until these ingredients are well mixed into the butter.
  5. Gradually add in the flour, pulsing quickly after each addition. Use as little mixing time at this point as over-processing the dough toughens the cookie. Once mixed, divide dough into two balls, wrap each ball in wax paper and place in fridge for 90 minutes or longer.
  6. Preheat (or reheat) oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cookie sheets with a light brush of oil or cooking spray.
  7. Take one ball of dough and split in half. Return half to fridge while working with the other. With the half you are working with, pinch off a ball of dough about the size of a shelled walnut. Quickly roll into a rope about 4 to 6 inches long. Ropes can be shaped into rings, horseshoes or an ‘S.’ Place on cookie sheet 2 inches apart. If the dough warms and becomes difficult to handle, return it to the fridge and continue working with another piece of well-chilled dough.
  8. Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until they are browned on the edges and just a little golden on the tops. Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 2 or 3 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Once fully cooled, dust with powdered sugar.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 668.24 Kcal (2798 kJ)
Calories from fat 314.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34.9g 54%
Cholesterol 92.53mg 31%
Sodium 1333.89mg 56%
Potassium 449.75mg 10%
Total Carbs 79.19g 26%
Sugars 23.31g 93%
Dietary Fiber 6.51g 26%
Protein 10.94g 22%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 3.8mg 21%
Calcium 205.4mg 21%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 371.22 Kcal (1554 kJ)
Calories from fat 174.49 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.39g 54%
Cholesterol 51.4mg 31%
Sodium 741mg 56%
Potassium 249.84mg 10%
Total Carbs 43.99g 26%
Sugars 12.95g 93%
Dietary Fiber 3.62g 26%
Protein 6.08g 22%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.1mg 21%
Calcium 114.1mg 21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.5
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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