Greek Cookie Recipes

This Near Eastern pastry is made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling usually of honey and ground nuts. If you like honey, you'll probably like Baklava.

A delicate, braided cookie perfect with coffee or tea.

Buttery Greek crescent shaped cookie.

I acquired in this recipe while in Greece.

S shaped cookies sprinkled with sesame seeds.

I got this butter ball recipe from my mother-in-law who is Greek. I make a double batch every Christmas and my hubby eats most of them. Enjoy!

When I was little I used to live next to a Greek family, who would make these cookies year round, and give tins of them to neighbors around Christmas.

Delicious Greek pastries...probably one of my favorites because of the orange and cinnamon combination. Worth the time they take!

Greek spice cookies.

A traditional Greek shortbread cookie. Adds a good flavor to any holiday!

Sesame seed is the ultimate brain food and an excellent source of calcium. Enjoy its benefits with these traditional sesame bars from the Greek island of Sifnos.

When I was a little girl one of my favorite teachers taught me this wonderful recipe.