Mellomakarouna
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Greek honey and spice Christmas cookie
Source: Mom (from RecipeThing user beckyinem)
Categories: cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups oil
- 1 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- flour
- Syrup
- 6 ounces honey
- 4 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Walnut mixture
- Finely chopped walnuts
- sugar
- cinnamon
- cloves
- nutmeg
Directions
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Mix sugar, butter and oil
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Add baking powder, soda and spices into mixer
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Add eggs, the flour and orange juice, alternating flour and juice.
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Keep adding flour until dough no longer sticks to your hands
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Form into oblong cookies on a grater to create a pattern on each cookie
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Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven until brown
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Prepare the syrup. Combine all of the ingredients bring to a boil and boil over low heat for about 5 minutes.
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Allow the cookies to cool and turn upside down in pan. Douse with hot syrup. Let sit for 10 minutes and turn over. Cover with foil.
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The next day, top with walnut mixture.
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After several hours, remove foil and sprinkle cookies with walnut mixture
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These are also good without the syrup