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Honey Dainties (Melomakarona)

Honey Dainties (Melomakarona) is a cookies recipe made with Unsalted Butter, Corn Oil, Sugar, Fresh Orange Juice, and Baking Powder. Ready in about 1 min, it serves 1. Add it to your meal plan and shop the whole list in one go.

Ingredients

• 1 cup
• 1 1/2 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 7 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Melt butter and cool to room temperature.

2. 2

   Put butter and corn oil into large bowl of electric mixer.

3. 3

   Beat on medium speed until creamy and light in color, about 10 minutes.

4. 4

   Beat in sugar; beat thoroughly, about 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Add orange juice, baking powder and baking soda; beat 2 minutes.

6. 6

   Starting with 6 cups flour, add flour, a little at a time.

7. 7

   Beat, adding remaining 1 cup flour, or slightly more as needed, until a medium-soft dough is formed.

8. 8

   Refrigerate dough to firm slightly or as long as 2 days.

9. 9

   For syrup, boil sugar, water and honey together for 5 minutes. Cool until syrup is warm-not hot.

10. 10

    Heat oven to 350 degrees.

11. 11

    Shape dough into ovals about 2 inches long and 1 inch wide.

12. 12

    Place on ungreased baking sheets.

13. 13

    Press the tines of a fork into the top of each.

14. 14

    Bake until golden, about 15 to 20 minutes.

15. 15

    Cool briefly on wire racks.

16. 16

    Place on a wire rack and sprinkle at once with the chopped nuts and cinnamon.

17. 17

    Cool completely.

18. 18

    Place each cookie in a paper muffin cups.

19. 19

    Store in an airtight tin.