The optimal conditions for the extraction of polyphenolic compounds from hard Syrian wheatvarieties (Hourani, Doma1,Bohoos11) were determined using response surface methodology. A Central Composite Design was used to investigate the effects of three independent variables, namely solvent concentration, extraction temperature and time on the response phenolic content. The independent variables were at three levels and their actual values selected on the basis of preliminary experimental results. A secondorder polynomial model was used for predicting the response. Regression analysis showed that more than 95-97% of the variation was explained by the models. The optimal conditions for phenolic compounds extraction were found to be acetone concentration of 49.5 %v/v, extraction temperature of 55.5°C, extraction time of 42.5min, for wheat. Under the optimum conditions the corresponding predicted response values for polyphenolic compounds were 0.976 mg EGA forHourani, 0.947 mg EGA forDoma1 and 1.316 mg EGA for Bohoos11. The phenlics were extracted under optimum conditions to check the validity of model, and the experimental values were 0.969±0.05 ,0.932±0.03 and 1.214±0.06 mggalic acid equivalent /g dry weight from wheatvarieties (Hourani, Doma1,Bohoos11) respectively. The good agreement between predicted and ,experimental values indicated suitability of the model employed and the success of response surface methodology in optimizing the extraction conditions.