Kourampiedes / Kourabiethes with Ouzo recipe - My Greek Dish

Ingredients

• 250g cow milk butter, at room temperature (9 ounces)
• 100g icing sugar (3.5 ounces)
• 100g almonds, whole or roughly chopped, with the peel (3.5 ounces)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsps ouzo (Greek drink)
• 1 tbsp rose water
• 450-500g all-purpose flour, sifted (16-18 ounces)
• 6g baking powder (1 1/2 tsp)
• 300g icing sugar for powdering (10 ounces)