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Sticky Greek Honey Cookies (Melomakarona) Recipe
My Sticky Greek Honey Cookies are sweet, super soft and cakey, crunchy with nuts, and wonderfully sticky — and a wonderful holiday cookie for your table this year.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Servings: 25 cookies
Course:
Dessert
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (6floz/170ml) olive oil
- 1 ½ cups (15oz/425g) honey
- 6 tablespoons (3floz/85ml) orange juice
- ¼ cup (2floz/57ml) water
- ¼ cup (2oz/57g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (5oz/142g) crushed walnuts
- ¼ cup (1 ¼oz/35g) crushed walnuts
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 1 ½ tablespoons cognac (optional)
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 2 cups (10oz/284g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon