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Christmas wasn't Christmas in my house unless we had these greek cookies. These were truly a staple in my house and when my mother would bring them home we would absolutely devour them.

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PREP TIME

20 minutes

COOK TIME

22 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Serves: 40

Ingredients

2 cups Water
1.5 cups Cane Sugar
0.25 cup Honey
0.5 tsp ground Allspice
1 tsp ground Cloves
2 whole Whole Cinnamon Stick
1 whole Orange
1.75 cups Orange Juice
1.5 cups Avocado Oil
1 cup Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Ground Cinnamon
0.5 tsp ground Cloves
0.5 tsp ground Allspice
0.5 cup Powdered Sugar
6 cups All Purpose Flour
1.666 cup Semolina Flour, 1 2/3 cup
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda

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Process

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Note, these instructions are written assuming the standard serving size, since you have modified the number of servings, these steps may need to be modified for best results

in a sauce pan, add you water, sugar, spices & orange.
bring to a boil, then reduce simmer for 10-12 mins.
let it cool and transfer to bowl and store in the refrigerator.
in a large bowl, add orange juices, oil, spices and mix it.
add your flours, salt and leavening agent.
mix until just combined but do not over-mix because this could cause cookies to split in the oven.
using a small cookie scoop, roll into a ball and shape to desired shape.
bake at 375F for 20-22 mins.
once your cookies are done baking, place them into cold syrup for 10-20 seconds then plate them.
drizzle honey and chopped walnuts.
for best result, refrigerate cookies, its best to eat them cold.

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This is our estimate based on online research.
Calories:	283
Fat:	14 g
Carbohydrates:	35 g
Protein:	3 g
Cholesterol:	0 g
Sodium:	85 mg
Fiber:	1 g
Sugars:	11 g
Sugar Alcohol:	0 g
Calculated per serving.