Kourabiedes

Kourabiedes are crumbly, buttery sweet shortbread biscuits heavily topped with powdered sugar. Along with melomakarona, they are the most popular Greek Christmas treats. They’re served on other occasions, too, like Easter, name days, and baptisms. Their origins are seemingly from Iran (Persia), which is possibly the reason why they’re formed into crescent shapes, along with the familiar round and egg shapes. Traditionally made with crushed almonds, my mom bakes kourabiedes without them due