Flour, sugar, magic: the poetry of a perfect cookie

Barazeq

Greek Easter Cookies

Ισλί (Isli/Itsli)— Stuffed Syrup Cookies from Asia Minor
Embroidered, syrup-soaked cookies filled with walnuts.

Kourabiedes — Greek Almond Shortbread
Crumbly, buttery almond shortbreads dusted lavishly with a snowfall of icing sugar.

Melomakárona (Μελομακάρονα)— Honey Soaked Greek Christmas Cookies
Crisp-edged, tender-crumbed cookies soaked in honey syrup and finished with fragrant cinnamon and walnuts.

Politika Koulouria

Smyrneíka Koulourákia — Smyrna-Style Butter Cookies
Fragrant, golden, and delicately crisp buttery cookies