Greek · Pastry

Melomakarona (Greek Honey-Dipped Cookies)

Name: Melomakarona (Greek Honey-Dipped Cookies)
Total time: 2 h 3 min
Yield: Serves 8 · 20 cookies
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 85 g unsalted butter, softened; 55 g caster sugar; 1 tbsp orange zest, finely grated; 60 ml corn oil; 300 g all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 60 ml orange juice; 1 tsp honey; ½ tsp orange juice; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 60 g walnuts, finely chopped; 1 drop of almond extract; 75 g caster sugar; 30 g honey; 85 ml water; 1 piece cinnamon stick, about 5 cm; ½ tsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp walnuts, crushed, for topping if you skip the filling

Soft orange-scented cookies with a walnut and cinnamon centre, dipped in a hot honey syrup just before serving. They keep well undipped, so you can finish a few at a time.

YieldServes 8 · 20 cookies
Hands-on1 h 15 min
Total2 h 3 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

85 gunsalted butter, softened
55 gcaster sugar
1 tbsporange zest, finely grated
60 mlcorn oil
300 gall-purpose flour
1 tspbaking powder
60 mlorange juice

Nut filling

1 tsphoneyoptional
½ tsporange juiceoptional
½ tspground cinnamonoptional
60 gwalnuts, finely choppedoptional
1drop of almond extractoptional

Syrup

75 gcaster sugar
30 ghoney
85 mlwater
1 piececinnamon stick, about 5 cm
½ tsplemon juice

To finish

2 tbspwalnuts, crushed, for topping if you skip the fillingoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Tree nuts
Almond
Walnut
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Citrus fruits (any)
Orange
Lemon
Cinnamon
Honey
Fructose
FODMAPs (any)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop

Season

Winter

Occasion

Entertaining
Holiday

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: high
Fat: moderate
Fiber: low
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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