Melomakarona Cookies
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
60
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Ingredients for - Melomakarona Cookies

1. All-purpose flour - 4 cups
2. Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons
3. Baking powder - 2 teaspoons
4. Ground cloves - 1 teaspoon
5. Baking soda - 1 teaspoon
6. Ground nutmeg - ½ teaspoon
7. Unsalted butter - 1 pound
8. White sugar - ¾ cup
9. Egg yolks - 3
10. Freshly squeezed orange juice - ½ cup
11. Honey - 1 teaspoon
12. Honey - 1 cup
13. Water - 1 cup
14. White sugar - 1 cup
15. Finely crushed walnuts, or to taste - ½ cup
16. Ground cinnamon, or to taste - 1 pinch
17. Ground cloves, or to taste - 1 pinch

How to cook deliciously - Melomakarona Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Stage

Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, cloves, baking soda, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Beat butter in a separate bowl until light and fluffy; add sugar and mix well. Beat egg yolks and orange juice together in another bowl. Stir egg mixture into the butter mixture; add flour mixture slowly, mixing after each addition. Add honey. Mix until a soft dough forms.

3. Stage

Chill dough until firm enough to work with, about 30 minutes. Shape into small ovals and place a few inches apart on baking sheet sheets. Flatten slightly; cookies will spread.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until light golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

5. Stage

Meanwhile, heat honey, water, and sugar together in a saucepan over medium-low heat until sugar is dissolved. Let syrup cool. Mix walnuts, cinnamon, and cloves together in a bowl to make the topping.

6. Stage

Dip cookies into the cooled syrup for 10 to 15 seconds per side. Sprinkle walnut topping over syrup and let dry completely. Store in muffin cups or between layers of parchment paper.