Kourabies is a typical sweet that is widespread throughout Greece and Cyprus, which is classified as a traditional sweet, such as melomakarono, and which is usually prepared at Christmas. Its name comes from the Persian Qurabiye, which means cookie, pastry made of flour, butter and icing sugar.
It’s important to leave them cool well, otherwise in a few days they will get muddy!
You better shape something with your hands because kourabiethes dough “cracks” cause of the almonds.
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