Melokakaronia me smigdali (fenekia)

3 dozen

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Oil
¼ cup Sugar
¼ cup Cognac
¼ cup Orange juice
1 teaspoon Baking powder
2 tablespoons Grated orange rind
¾ cup Water
½ cup Sugar
½ cup Flour
2½ cup Farina (Cream of Wheat)
1 cup Chopped walnuts
½ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 cup Honey

Directions

THE COOKIES

THE SYRUP

Beat the oil with the sugar for about ½ hr.; add cognac. Add baking soda dissolved in orange juice; add orange rind; mix well.

Add flour and farina, and knead very well to blend all ingreds. into a med.-soft dough. Shape the melomacaronia into mounded ovals, flat on the bottom, scrape the top lightly with a fork to make shallow grooves. Place on a buttered cookie sheet and bake in preheated 250 F. oven for 20 to 30 min. Remove from the oven; cool.

While cookies are cooling, boil water, sugar, and honey together in a saucepan, removing the froth as it rises. Boil abt. 3 min. Dip cold cookies into the warm syrup, using a slotted spoon. Remove carefully and drain. Place on a clean platter and sprinkle with the walnuts. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar, and sprinkle on top.

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