Wine Cookies with Sesame

Crunchy on the outside and soft within, these white wine-infused, sesame-crusted Greek cookies or 'Koulourakia Krasata' are the perfect coffee companion.

36 pieces
30 mins
119 kcal

Biscuits with white wine? Trust me, it works so well! Koulourakia is a traditional Greek cookie recipe resulting in cookies that are crunchy on the outside and light within. They’re considered something to cook for a celebration - traditionally for Greek Easter, but these are so good that the recipe has spilled out, and is frequently cooked through the rest of the year too. We Greeks call these ‘cookies’, but these are not the American, chewy kind - more like Italian biscotti.

I came up with these ‘Koulourakia krasata’ - white wine-infused cookies - when I was inviting some friends over for coffee, and wondering what to make. I stumbled across this recipe, gave it a tweak, and here we are! These sesame-crusted biscuits are the perfect companion to a Greek coffee with friends (Greek coffee culture is a big deal!) - or with whichever type of coffee you prefer!

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Ingredients

500 g plain flour
140 g sugar
125 g unsalted butter
120 ml corn oil
120 ml white wine
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
sesame seeds

Directions

You will need about 30 minutes to make 36 pieces of this recipe, which has approximately 119 calories each. Make sure you have all the ingredients and follow these 6 simple steps. If you have any questions, send me an email and I’d be more than happy to help!

Have the butter in room temperature and add it in a mixer along with the sugar. Mix them in medium speed for about 5 minutes, until it’s smooth and fluffy.

Continue mixing by adding the corn oil, wine, baking powder, vanilla and half of the flour.

Once everything is incorporated add the rest of the flour and mix until you have a unified dough.

Take a piece of the dough and roll it horizontally to create a string. Then join the edges and shape a round cookie.

Add sesame in a plate, place the cookie on top and gently press it down for the sesame seeds to stick on the cookie.

Place the cookies on a baking tray covered with parchment paper and bake them in the middle rack of a preheated oven at 180ºC (350ºF) for about 22 minutes or until they are golden brown.

Watch it step-by-step!