Melomakarona, Christmas Cookies with Chocolate Nibs

Melomakarona are traditional Greek cookies, served during fasting period before Christmas and the following festivities.

Their name comes from honey, meli in Greek. Nobody can stop eating, especially if they are filled with chocolate!

Vasilopita 2017, Greek New Year's Lucky Cake

This New Year Lucky Cake, Vasilopita 2017, it is a delicious cake with special ingredients. It contains dried figs puree, dark rum and orange zest: these ingredients give to cake a special taste and texture.

Because figs are sweet, no need to add too much sugar.

Skaltsounia, Lenten Filled Cookies

The Lenten Skaltsounia are Greek traditional cookies, with biscuit dough, filled with nuts, dried fruits, fruit preserve or jam.

   

Kourabiedes

Christmas celebration in Greece wouldn’t be complete without the delightful and buttery Kourabiedes, a traditional, very rich and white Christmas Cookies with confectioner's sugar and almonds. They are tempting and few can resist them;Be sure to make extra as these will go fast!