LADOKOULOURA: GREEK STYLE OLIVE OIL COOKIES
Yield:
45 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups olive oil or vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- zest of 2 oranges
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds or ground walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, 180 degrees Celsius.
- Zest the oranges before juicing them.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and orange zest in a large bowl and whisk all the ingredients together.
- In another bowl, combine the olive oil, orange juice, water, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla extract. Whisk well to incorporate all of the ingredients.
- Add the flour mixture a little at a time whisking to combine.
- When the mixture becomes to thick to whisk, mix the rest of the flour in with your hands.
- Add the sesame seeds and mix until combined.
- At this point the dough will seem wet and sticky.
- Set it aside for 5 minutes and it will come together and become a very pliable cookie dough.
- Cut the dough into walnut sized balls. This recipe makes about 45.
- Roll the balls into logs and place onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Leave some room in between each cookie for rising. They will also spread slightly while baking.
- Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the cookies become slightly browned around the edges.
- It is a good idea to also rotate the trays halfway through baking. Switch the bottom tray to the upper rack and the top tray on the bottom. This will ensure even baking.
- Cool the cookies on cooling racks.
- Serve and enjoy!
You weren’t kidding!! These are delicious!
Everyone really, really liked them. Thank you!
Can I shape this dough into regular koulourakia twists?
You can give that a try and if they’re breaking then, stick to the simple shape. I’d live to know how they turn out 🙂
I have made this recipe like for twice . And these are awesome . I even paired them with cream cheese frosting . Very delicious . Thank you for the beautiful recipe . Much love
These are great! My “walnut sizing” was a bit generous so these beauties came out bigger than expected so next time I’ll know.
Great recipe and delicious.
Thanks for sharing!
These cookies are just the perfect texture and sweetness. I give them 10 stars for excellence. Your ingredients and directions are very precise and easy to follow. Even my Greek husband gives them a thumbs up. Would they still bake the same if I made them in circles rather than logs? I did not use all of the dough. I covered what I didn’t use and will bake the rest in a couple of days. I will let you know how this works.