Armenian Cookies Recipes

ARMENIAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place butter, cut in pieces, in a 9x13 metal cake pan. Melt butter while preheating oven. When fully melted, remove from oven and add the graham crumbs. With a spoon, make a bottom crust.
• Sprinkle next 4 ingredients, in the order given, as evenly as possible over crust. Make a "spout" in the can of milk and evenly drizzle over all ingredients.
• Bake in middle of oven for 25-30 minutes. Remove pan, and set on a cooling rack until COMPLETELY cool. Do not refrigerate until they have been cut into squares! After they are cool, probably an hour or so, you can cut them. You should get 24-28 Sometimes there is a "half" row, so then you can sample to make sure it's ok. ;) These also freeze well.

ARMENIAN SHAKAR LOKUM (BUTTER COOKIES)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cream butter and sugar. Mix in egg.
• Add flour til your hands don't stick.
• Roll into balls.
• Bake til bottom of cookie is golden brown, careful not to overcook, about 10 minutes.

ARMENIAN CHRISTMAS COOKIES (KURABIA)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275.
• Beat butter, egg and rachi with mixer until white and fluffy.
• Add sugar and vanilla and beat well.
• Add 4 cups flour one cup at a time.
• Add more flour 1/4 cup at a time until dough is no longer sticky.
• Roll out 1/4 at a time to a long rope, 1/2 inch thick. Dough can be colored with food coloring or decorate with sprinkles.
• Slice on the diagonal about 2 inches long and place on a cookie sheet sprayed with PAM.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, until slightly firm. Do not allow to brown.