Recipe of Homemade Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona)

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, greek christmas cookies (melomakarona). One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook greek christmas cookies (melomakarona) using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona):

1. Take 1 kilo All Purpose Flour
2. Prepare 1/2 cup Semolina
3. Prepare 100 grams Sugar
4. Get 1/2 liter Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil
5. Make ready 200 ml fresh Orange Juice
6. Get 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
7. Make ready 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
8. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon soda
9. Take 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg (Optional)
10. Get 1/4 teaspoon grated Clove
11. Take 2 grated Orange Peels
12. Get Syrup:
13. Get 500 grams Sugar
14. Make ready 500 ml Water
15. Get 200 grams Honey
16. Take 250 grams Walnuts chopped

Instructions to make Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona):

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. C) In a large sauce pan add in the ingredients for the syrup and boil for about 15 minutes and until thickened.
4. D) When the cookies have baked pour the hot syrup over them and top with the chopped Walnuts.
5. 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!!! 🙂

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