Greek Christmas Honey Cookies aka “Melomakarona”
The melomakarono (Greek: μελομακάρονο plural: μελομακάρονα, melomakarona) is an egg-shaped Greek dessert made mainly from flour, olive oil, and honey. Along with the kourabies it is a traditional dessert prepared primarily during the Christmas holiday season. Source: Wikipedia
You will need
| For the syrup | 1st mixture | 2nd mixture |
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18 oz water
28 oz granulated sugar
5 oz Mani Greek Honey
3 stick(s) cinnamon
3 cloves
1 orange, cut in half
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14 oz orange juice
1/2 teaspoon cloves
2/3teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
Orange zest of 2 oranges
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35 oz all-purpose flour
7 oz semolina, fine
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For The Syrup
For The Cookies
Preheat the oven to 370*F set to fan.
To make the cookies, you need to prepare 2 separate mixtures.
For the first mixture, add all of the ingredients to a large bowl. Mix, using a hand whisk.
In a separate bowl, add all of the ingredients for the second mixture.
Combine the first and second mixture.
Mix by hand, very gently, and for a very short time (10 seconds at the most).
If you mix longer the mixture will split or curdle.
Mold cookie dough into oval shapes, 3-4 cm in length, 30 g each.
Try to keep them as similar as possible.
Bake for about 20-25 minutes, until they are crunchy and golden brown.
As soon as you remove them from the oven, soak the hot cookies in the syrup for 10 seconds.
Allow them to drain on a wire rack.
Drizzle with honey and chopped walnuts.
ENJOY!!!
