I know it's been a while since the last time I've posted and I don't feel good about it but the last 5 days were extremely difficult for me... I've been through hell! It's crazy how things "choose" to go wrong all together at the same time. Anyways.. I don't want to jinx it but everything is getting better now...

So yesterday I decided to bake my Easter Cookies -aka koulourakia- to bring some joy back in the house and in my tummy. The recipe I go for every year is my grandma's. It's incredibly easy and delicious! I experimented once with my mum, following a different recipe and we ended up with half a kilo waterproof easter cookies. A total disaster. My grandma's koulourakia though, are perfect for dunking in your morning coffee or afternoon tea! The only downside is that they can be devoured in a blink of an eye!

The recipe

Ingredients

• 250g butter
• 10 tbsp sugar
• 2 medium eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 500g self-rising flour
• 1 egg yolk, diluted in 2 tbsp water

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 200 C set to fan.

• In a mixer’s bowl add the butter, sugar and beat at medium speed for 5-7 minutes, until the mixture is fluffy.

• Then, add the eggs one by one, the vanilla extract and keep beating.

• Continue by adding the flour a little bit at a time until the ingredients are combined and the dough is soft and not too sticky.

• Remove the bowl from the mixer and knead with your hands until a dough is formed.

• Shape your cookies the way you prefer.

• Transfer the cookies into baking pans lined with parchment paper, spread with the egg wash, and bake for 10-15 minutes.

• Let them cool and serve :)