Recipe of Perfect Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona)
- By Susan Atkins
- 06 Jul, 2020
Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) Recipe. How to prepare it? What are the ingredients? Cooking tips and more… It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i’am gonna make it a little bit tasty.
Gooey, sticky traditional melomakarona or Greek Christmas honey cookies with delicious festive flavours. There's no way you'll be able to eat just one!
Here is the best “Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona)" recipe we have found until now. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Ingredients of Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona)
- You need 1 of kilo All Purpose Flour.
- It’s 1/2 cup of Semolina.
- Make ready 100 grams of Sugar.
- You need 1/2 liter of Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil.
- Prepare 200 ml of fresh Orange Juice.
- It’s 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon.
- Take 2 teaspoons of Baking Powder.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of soda.
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon of Nutmeg (Optional).
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon of grated Clove.
- It’s 2 of grated Orange Peels.
- You need of Syrup:.
- You need 500 grams of Sugar.
- It’s 500 ml of Water.
- You need 200 grams of Honey.
- Take 250 grams of Walnuts chopped.
While the white pretty kourabiedes are more of a fancy type of cookie, melomakarona (pronounced melomakárona) are the dark, decadent, succulent cookies, juicy and dripping honey all over the place.Wonderful aromatic, spiced cookies with honey that are like little cakes!These amazingly aromatic little cakes are a traditional Greek Christmas sweet…called "Melomakarona".Your house will be filled with aromas of orange, honey, cinnamon, and cloves… Greek traditional Christmas cookies (Melomakarona).
Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) instructions
- A) In a large bowl add all the ingredients except for the flour. Once all is combined add in the flour a little at a time and knead all the ingredients until it has become one mass..
- B) Take a small piece of dough at a time and start to knead in your hands and shaping it in the form of an egg. Place each one Melomakarano into a large baking pan and bake for 10 minutes at 180 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown..
- C) In a large sauce pan add in the ingredients for the syrup and boil for about 15 minutes and until thickened..
- D) When the cookies have baked pour the hot syrup over them and top with the chopped Walnuts..
- I wanted to thank my Aunt Soula in Greece, and my mom for treating us with their delicious Christmas Cookies. 🙂 Euxaristo poli Theia Soula…na ste kala kai Kales Giortes.
Kali Orexi!!!
Kala Xristougenna kai Kales Giortes everyone!!
With the recipe I am wishing everyone A very Merry Xmas, Happy Holidays to all!!! 🙂.
These Greek Christmas honey cookies (melomakarona) are super quick to bake, so much fun to make and As with most holidays in Greece, Greek Christmas also revolves around food!This means that these are these festive days of the year to make all these.Melomakarona, the most popular Greek Christmas Cookie!
Photo and text by Panos Diotis and Mirella Kaloglou.They are dipped in syrup and sprinkled with walnuts before enjoying them!A melomakarona recipe perfect for the holiday season.You'd never know these Greek Christmas cookies are gluten-free and vegan!There is something about childhood traditions that make feel all cozy inside, especially the holiday centered.