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Yield: 3 Dozen
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Beat the oil with the sugar for about 1/2 hr.; add cognac. Add
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baking soda dissolved in orange juice; add orange rind; mix well. Add
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flour and farina, and knead very well to blend all ingreds. into a
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med.-soft dough. Shape the melomacaronia into mounded ovals, flat on
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the bottom, scrape the top lightly with a fork to make shallow
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grooves. Place on a buttered cookie sheet and bake in preheated 250
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F. oven for 20 to 30 min. Remove from the oven; cool.
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While cookies are cooling, boil water, sugar, and honey together
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in a saucepan, removing the froth as it rises. Boil abt. 3 min. Dip
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cold cookies into the warm syrup, using a slotted spoon. Remove
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carefully and drain. Place on a clean platter and sprinkle with the
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walnuts. Mix together the cinnamon and sugar, and sprinkle on top.
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