#madzoon

[useless-armeniafacts]

Not-So-Useless Fact: You can make your own yogurt SUPER easily if you do it the Armenian way! 

Which is why, as the 5th day of our Social Media Countdown, we're doing Armenian Food, and Anahit and I have shared OUR MADZOON RECIPE with you on our blog!!

Reblog this with pictures if you make it, I would love to see how it goes!

[kitchen-princess]

Madzoon Cookies

Traditional Armenian Easter time cookies! Sweet bread cookies usually shaped in braids or bars.

Ingredients

1 c. butter

1 c. shortening

4 eggs

1 c. sugar

1 c. madzoon (or plain yogurt)

6 c. flour

2 tsp. baking powder

pinch of salt

Sesame seeds (optional)

Steps

Mix all ingredients and chill at least 2 hours (overnight is fine, too)

Shape into bars or twists. Remember the thicker your shapes, the more baking time they'll need; if you have thin twists and thick twists on the same pan, the thinner ones will come out harder so keep that in mind when baking.

Spread with egg and sesame seeds. 

Bake at 350 for approximately 30 minutes. 

Tip: This recipe is great for giving away/sharing because the batch is quite large. These cookies also freeze well and taste great in the microwave, if, say, you have a weakness to cookies that are just sitting around. Or if you just like hoarding your sweets. They also taste great after a few seconds in the microwave.