Melomakarona
Recipe
Ingredients
:
1
cup sugar
1
cup water
3/4
cup honey
COOKIES:
1
cup confectioners' sugar
2
cups olive oil
1/2
cup Cognac
1/2
cup orange juice
1
tablespoon honey
7-1/2
cups all-purpose flour
4
teaspoons grated orange zest
3
teaspoons baking powder
1
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2
cup ground toasted walnuts
Preheat
oven to 350°. In a saucepan, combine sugar, water and honey; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes. Cool completely.
Meanwhile,
for cookies, in a large bowl, beat confectioners' sugar and oil until blended.
Beat in Cognac, orange juice and honey. In another bowl, whisk flour, orange
zest, baking powder and cinnamon; gradually beat into sugar mixture.
Shape
tablespoons of dough into 1-in.-thick ovals. Place 1 in. apart on
parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 20-25 minutes. Cool
on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks.
Float
and turn warm cookies in syrup about 10 seconds; allow excess to drip off.
Place on waxed paper; sprinkle with walnuts. Let stand until set. Store between
pieces of waxed paper in airtight containers.
Nutrition
Facts :
1
cookie: 172 calories, 9g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 27mg sodium,
20g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
