It wouldn’t be a Greek Christmas without kourabiedes, a type of Greek almond shortbread cookies. A few weeks back, one of my good friends asked if I could share our family’s recipe. She wanted to make a batch for her husband who is of Greek decent and fondly recalls his grandmother’s own Christmas treats. As I discussed the recipe with my mother-in-law, she mentioned that her own mother-in-law made kourabiedes with olive oil instead of butter, which is the usual ingredient. As soon as I heard that these could be made with olive oil, I had to give it a try;…
