Authentic home cooking from Greece, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Greece as Μελομακάρονα με σίγουρη επιτυχία

Melomakarona (Greek Honey Cookies) with Guaranteed Success

Name: Melomakarona (Greek Honey Cookies) with Guaranteed Success
Total time: 2160 s
Yield: Makes 60-65 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup olive oil (240 ml); 1 cup sunflower oil (240 ml); 1 cup sugar (200 grams); 1/2 cup orange juice (120 ml); 1/2 cup brandy (120 ml); 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons orange zest; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 3/4 cup fine semolina (120 grams); 8 cups all-purpose flour (about 1 kilogram); 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts (100 grams); 2 cups sugar (400 grams); 2 cups water (480 ml); 2 cups honey (480 ml); 1/2 orange; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 cup finely chopped walnuts (100 grams); 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

fly @cook_8462422

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Melomakarona with crunchy walnuts, the aroma of cinnamon and cloves, and an orange and honey flavor.

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These are always a hit. I found this recipe online. Every year, mine would turn out mushy, so this year I changed the recipe. When shaping the cookies, you can make a pattern on top by pressing each one gently with the fine grating side of a cheese grater. Thanks to pinalaki for the step-by-step photos.

Melomakarona with crunchy walnuts, the aroma of cinnamon and cloves, and an orange and honey flavor.

A few more tips:

fly @cook_8462422

ΑΘΗΝΑ,Ελλαδα

Melomakarona with crunchy walnuts, the aroma of cinnamon and cloves, and an orange and honey flavor.

A few more tips:

Melomakarona with crunchy walnuts, the aroma of cinnamon and cloves, and an orange and honey flavor.

A few more tips:

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Ingredients

36 minutes

Makes 60-65 cookies

For the dough
1 cupolive oil (240 ml)
1 cupsunflower oil (240 ml)
1 cupsugar (200 grams)
1/2 cuporange juice (120 ml)
1/2 cupbrandy (120 ml)
1 teaspoonbaking powder
1 teaspoonbaking soda
2 teaspoonsorange zest
1 teaspoonground cinnamon
1 teaspoonground cloves
3/4 cupfine semolina (120 grams)
8 cupsall-purpose flour (about 1 kilogram)
1 cupcoarsely chopped walnuts (100 grams)
For the syrup
2 cupssugar (400 grams)
2 cupswater (480 ml)
2 cupshoney (480 ml)
1/2orange
1cinnamon stick
For garnish
1 cupfinely chopped walnuts (100 grams)
1 teaspoonground cloves
1 teaspoonground cinnamon

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Steps

36 minutes

1

In a mixer, blend the oils with the sugar. Dissolve the baking soda in the orange juice (it will foam), then add to the mixture. Add the brandy, orange zest, baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, walnuts, and semolina.
2

Gradually add the flour.
3

Preheat the oven to 340°F (170°C) with convection. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Take pieces of dough about the size of a walnut and shape them. Bake for about 20-25 minutes, until golden brown.
4

Prepare the syrup by boiling all the ingredients for exactly 5 minutes after it starts to boil.
5

Let the cookies cool. Remove the parchment paper and leave the cookies in the pan. Pour the hot syrup over the cookies. After about 1 hour, when they have absorbed the syrup, turn them over.
6

The next day, place the cookies on a platter and garnish with 1/2 cup ground walnuts mixed with cloves and cinnamon.

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Published in the US on August 08, 2025 14:01

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Είμαι μαμά 3 παιδιών στα οποία αφιερώνω τον περισσότερο χρόνο καθώς και στον σύζυγο.Τα τελευταια 4 χρόνια ασχολήθηκα ξανά με την ζωγραφική που μου αρέσει πολύ στον χρόνο που μου απομένει και αυτόν τον καιρό ολοκλήρωσα τις σπουδές μου στην αγιογραφία.Τα 4 βlogs στα οποία Καλλιτεχνώ είναι τα εξήςhttp//paintelenfly.blogspot.com/αφορά κάποια έργα μουwww.youtube.com/watch?v=hL4hK1dX1qoΜου αρέσει πολύ η μαγειρική και πιο πολύ η ζαχαροπλαστική και σε αυτό αναφέρεται το 2 βlog μουhttp//elenfly.blogspot.com/Εχω αρκετές συνταγές τις οποίες θα μοιραστώ ευχαρίστως μαζί σας και φυσικά θα πάρω και εγώ αρκετές απο αυτές που θα βρώ.Η καταγωγή μου είναι από το Αγρίνιο απο οπου προέρχονται και οι παραδοσιακές συνταγές μου.Επίσεις σε όποιον αρέσουν τα κεντήματα μπορεί να μπεί στο bloghttp//elenflytraditionalart.blogspot.com/και σε όποιον αρέσουν οι κατασκευές για παιδιά και όχι μόνοας μπεί στο άλλο μου bloghttp//agelini.blogspot.com/επισκεφτείτε το νεο μαγαζάκι μου στη διεύθυνσηhttp//masterpieceshop.blogspot.gr/

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