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Melomakarona Cookies

Melomakarona Cookies

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Difficulty Level: Intermediate
  • Prep Time:
    20 Minutes
  • Cook Time:
    PT45M
    25 Minutes
  • Yield:
    60 Cookies
We are all lucky Loren Murrell from our Shoreline market shared his Yiayia’s traditional Greek Christmas melomakarona cookie recipe us. These cookies are truly one of a kind! It’s a rather large batch, but as Yiayia lovingly says, “enough to last until Easter,” but they never do!
Ingredients
  • ½ pound butter
  • 2 cups corn oil
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 cups finely chopped walnuts, divided
  • 2 tablespoons baking soda
  • 6 cups flour, roughly
  • Cinnamon, for topping
  • Honey Syrup:
  • 2 cups honey
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 226.8g butter
  • 473.18ml corn oil
  • 236.59ml orange juice
  • 25.56g orange zest
  • 118.29ml sugar
  • 473.18ml finely chopped walnuts, divided
  • 25.56g baking soda
  • 1419.53ml flour, roughly
  • Cinnamon, for topping
  • Honey Syrup:
  • 473.18ml honey
  • 236.59ml warm water

We are all lucky Loren Murrell from our Shoreline market shared his Yiayia’s traditional Greek Christmas melomakarona cookie recipe us. These cookies are truly one of a kind! It’s a rather large batch, but as Yiayia lovingly says, “enough to last until Easter,” but they never do!

Preparation
STEP 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

STEP 2

Melt butter and let it cool for a few minutes.

STEP 3

Add butter and oil to a large mixing bowl. With either a handheld mixer or stand-up mixer with whisk attachment beat butter and oil until creamy.

STEP 4

Add sugar and beat for about 10 minutes more.

STEP 5

Add orange juice, orange zest, baking soda, and 1 cup chopped walnuts. Mix well.

STEP 6

Add flour a little at a time until a good dough is formed.

STEP 7

Form dough into 1" balls and place on a parchment lined sheet pan. Use a potato masher (or fork) to press down and create canyon grooves into cookie to use for walnuts later.

STEP 8

Bake cookies for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.

STEP 9

Mix honey and water to form syrup. Once cookies are cool enough to handle dip them into syrup one at a time. Top dipped cookies with chopped walnuts in the grooves and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Set aside on parchment (or even the old-fashioned method of paper bags) while the cookies absorb the syrup.

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Store in an air-tight container. Delicious dipped into your coffee or tea.

We are sharing this recipe as a half batch, and it is still big. But if you’re looking for even more absolutely double it!

Tags: Baked Goods, Sweets, Vegetarian, Holiday Favorites, Family-Friendly, Entertaining

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