For the Syrup and Topping
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
2 cups of water
2 cups of sugar
2 cups of honey
1 stick of cinnamon
3-4 whole cloves
2 cups of finely chopped walnuts
Directions
The cooled cookies will be dipped in the hot syrup, so don't start the syrup until the cookies have cooled.
Put the water, honey, sugar, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a wide pot (like a deep frying pan) and bring to a boil over medium-high heat for 2-3 minutes. Turn the heat down to low. (As soon as it starts to boil, a foam rises to the top - scoop this off and throw it out.) Remove the cinnamon stick and cloves.
Put in cookies (as many as will fit on the bottom) into the hot syrup and use a spatula to hold them down for about 45 seconds to a minute, depending on how syrupy you want them to be. Once the cookies have been soaked, remove them with a slotted spoon, letting some of the syrup drip, place on a large serving plate in layers, sprinkling each layer liberally with the finely chopped walnuts before adding another layer on top.
Melomakarona are not refrigerated. Cover them well with plastic wrap or store in tins so they don't dry out, and they'll last for several days - if they aren't eaten by then
