Title: Koulourakia (Cookie Twists)
Categories: Dessert Cookie Greek Easter Southern
Yield: 10 Dozen

1	c	Butter; softened
2 1/4	c	Sugar
10		Eggs
4	ts	Vanilla extract
4	ts	Baking powder
9	c	All-purpose flour (approx.)
1		Egg; slighlty beaten

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 10 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; add vanilla.

Combine baking powder and flour; add enough flour to creamed mixture to make a pliable dough. shape into twists. Brush tops of cookies with beaten egg. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 375 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

SOURCE: Souther Living Magazine, sometime in the early 1970s. Typed for you by Nancy Coleman.

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