Traditional Greek Honey Cookies (Melomakarona)
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Traditional Greek Honey Cookies (Melomakarona)
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Soaked in syrup, full of Christmas flavors and spices, amazingly soft and crumbly. These Greek Honey Cookies are truly the best!
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Ingredients
For The Cookie Dough:
- 125 ml orange juice fresh
- 250 grams / 8.8 oz olive oil (or half olive oil half sunflower oil for lighter flavor)
- 50 grams / 1.7 oz honey
- 80 ml water
- 100 grams (½ cup) sugar
- 1 + ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground clove
- ⅓ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon vanillin powder or ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 orange zested
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 125 grams (⅔ cup + 1 tbsp) fine semolina
- 550 grams (4 + ⅔ cup) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
For The Syrup:
- 400 grams (2 cups) sugar
- 100 grams / 3.5 oz honey
- 325 ml (1⅓ cup + 1 tablespoon) water
- 1 stick of cinnamon
- 4-5 dried cloves
- 1 orange peel
For Garnish:
- honey
- ground walnuts
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Instructions
Make The Dough:
- Add all of the cookie dough ingredients except the semolina, flour, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl. Stir the mixture very well using a whisk until the sugar dissolves.
- Add the semolina and stir to incorporate it into the mixture as well.
- Combine the flour and baking powder in a separate bowl. Add to the bowl with the remaining ingredients.
- Mix the dough with your hands for a couple of minutes. In the beginning, it's going to look like the dough needs more flour. But as you mix, it will come together. You'll end up with a very soft and oily dough.
- Cover the bowl with a tea towel and set aside while you prepare the syrup.
Make The Syrup:
- Add all of the ingredients for the syrup in a small cooking pot or saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Boil for 4 minutes from the time it starts to bubble hard. Do not stir the syrup. Remove from the heat and set aside uncovered.
Make The Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 180°C / 356°F.
- Cover your oven's tray pan or a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- Shape. Take a piece of the dough in your hands (about 40-45 grams). Squeeze it a bit to remove any air and shape it into a round ball. Give the ball an oval shape and flatten it slightly. Add to the pan.
- Repeat until you fill the pan. Make sure you leave at least 3 cm (1½-inch) space between each cookie.
- Decorate. Make criss-cross lines on each cookie using a knife. You can also press a hand grater on the cookie to leave its marks as decor.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the cookies get a light brown color. If needed cook for 5 minutes more until they get the desired color. But be careful not to overbake them.
Soak In The Syrup:
- Dip the cookies into the syrup using a draining spoon in small batches at a time.
- Let the cookies soak for a few seconds on each side (flipping them) and then transfer them to a cooling rack. To cool and drain from excess syrup (See Notes below).
- Serve the Melomakarona cookies topped with plenty of honey and chopped walnuts on top.
- Store them in an airtight food container at room temperature for up to 3 weeks or place them in a cake stand with a lid.
Notes
- -To check if a cookie has absorbed enough syrup hold one in your hands and press it gently between your fingers it should feel very soft and about to break apart. That's the desired texture for Melomakarona. Once they cool they will get firmer. If the cookie doesn't feel that soft leave it to soak in the syrup for a few extra seconds.
- -To check if a cookie has absorbed enough syrup hold one in your hands and press it gently between your fingers it should feel very soft and about to break apart. That's the desired texture for Melomakarona. Once they cool they will get firmer. If the cookie doesn't feel that soft leave it to soak in the syrup for a few extra seconds.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
262kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
45g
(15%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Sodium
2mg
(0%)
Potassium
49mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
27g
(54%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 262 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 262kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 45g | 15% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 49mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 27g | 54% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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