Melomakarona are a beloved Greek Christmas tradition and for good reason.
These delicious cookies are the perfect blend of spicy and sweet, with a texture that’s both crumbly and moist.
Made with a combination of warm spices like cinnamon and cloves, and soaked in a sweet honey syrup, these cookies are the perfect indulgence for the holiday season.
In this recipe, we’ll show you how to make Melomakarona at home. Get ready to experience the flavors of Greece in every bite!
The ingredient amounts given here are only a guideline.
You may find that eating one melomakarono at a time proves very difficult and you need a bigger batch!
Melomakarona
If you would like to add some Greek flavor to your Christmas table, you’ll find a recipe for these delicious cookies below. The ingredient amounts given here are only a guideline – you may find that eating one melomakarono at a time proves very difficult and you need a bigger batch!
Ingredients
- 1,5 cups HORRAON Ultra Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil (400ml)
- 0.5 cup unsalted butter (120 g) (At room temperature)
- 1 cup of beer (250 ml)
- 0.75 tsp ground cinnamon (4gr)
- 0.25 tsp ground cloves (1 gr) grated peel of one orange
- 1 cup sugar (200g)
- 2 cups finely ground semolina (350 g)
- 6 cups flour (600 g)
- 0.5 tablespoon baking soda (2.5 g)
- 0.5 tablespoon baking powder 2.5 g
- 1 tablespoon salt 5ml
- 1.5 cup sugar (300g) (for the syrup)
- 1.5 cup honey. (500gr)
- 1 cup water (250 ml)
- 0.5 cup chopped walnuts (60 g)
Instructions
TO MAKE MELOMAKARONA COOKIES
- Beat the HORRAON Ultra Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil, butter, beer, cinnamon, cloves, orange peel, and sugar in a mixing bowl until thoroughly blended
- Sift one cup of flour with the baking soda and baking powder, and add this to the mixture
- Add one cup of semolina at a time
- Add the remaining flour, one cup at a time until the mixture becomes a firm dough (you may need more or less than is given in the ingredients list). Use your hands for mixing, as the dough will be too firm for an electric mixer
- Roll the dough into cylinder shapes (about two inches long, and one inch in diameter) and flatten them with your hands. Grease some baking sheets with a little olive oil and bake the cookies for half an hour at 175C, 350F, or Gas Mark 4
- Once cooked, let the cookies cool for about half an hour on a cooling rack (If necessary, you may use flour instead of semolina, but you will lose some of the grainy texture which semolina gives)
MAKE THE SYRUP FOR MELOMAKARONA
- Bring the sugar, honey, and water to boil in a saucepan, and then let simmer for three minutes, skimming off any foam that forms on top
- Pour the syrup over the cookies whilst still hot and sprinkle the walnuts on top. Let the cookies soak in the syrup overnight for best results and enjoy them the next day!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 15 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 2496Total Fat: 225gSaturated Fat: 34gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 185gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 295mgCarbohydrates: 118gFiber: 3gSugar: 62gProtein: 9g
Nutrition information isn’t always accurate.