Step-by-Step Guide to Make Delicious Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona)

Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day. Today I’m gonna show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona). It is one of my favourite food recipe, this time i will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna really delicious.

Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) Recipe. 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!

You can cook Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona)

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

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!!! 🙂.

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.