Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, greek christmas cookies (melomakarona). It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Greek Christmas Cookies (Melomakarona) is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

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! Don't keep these Greek Christmas honey cookies in the fridge.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have greek christmas cookies (melomakarona) using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

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

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

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… A melomakarona recipe perfect for the holiday season. You'd never know these Greek Christmas cookies are gluten-free and vegan!

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!!! 🙂

There is something about childhood traditions that make feel all cozy inside, especially the holiday centered. Photo and text by Panos Diotis and Mirella Kaloglou. Calories (per serving) Our personal favorites are the Melomakarona (pronounced mel-low-ma-KA-row-na); melomakarona are honey-orange-clove-cinnamon syrup-drenched soft cookies. Lay the cookies out in a rimmed baking pan large enough to contain them and pour the hot syrup over the cookies, sprinkle them with the chopped walnuts and let them soak overnight. Christmas is nearly there and in Greece this means we buy, eat, treat or make melomakarona.

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