Melomakarona (Christmas Cookies)
Spiced olive oil cookies dipped in honey syrup and rolled in crushed walnuts.
7 ingredients
5 steps
Ingredients
- 1500g plain flour
- 2150ml olive oil
- 3100ml orange juice
- 480g sugar, 1 tsp baking powder
- 51 tsp cinnamon, ½ tsp cloves, zest of 1 orange
- 6For syrup: 200g honey, 100ml water, 100g sugar
- 7For topping: 100g walnuts (crushed), 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- 1Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves. In another bowl, whisk olive oil, sugar, orange juice and zest.
- 2Combine wet and dry ingredients; knead gently to a soft dough. Rest 15 minutes.
- 3Shape into oval logs; press with a fork. Arrange on a lined tray; bake at 180°C for 20–25 minutes until lightly golden.
- 4Simmer honey syrup ingredients together 5 minutes.
- 5Dip cooled cookies in warm syrup for 30 seconds; drain and sprinkle with crushed walnut and cinnamon while still sticky. Leave to set before serving.