Melomakarona recipe (Greek Christmas Honey Cookies)

Ingredients

• 150g fine semolina (5.3 ounces, half a cup)
• 500g flour (soft) (17.6 ounces, 4 cups)
• 1/2 tbsp baking powder
• 100g orange juice (3.5 ounces, 1/3 cups)
• 3 tbsps cognac
• 100g sugar (3.5 ounces, 1/3 cups)
• 1 flat tbsp powdered cinnamon
• 1/3 tsp nutmeg (powder)
• 1/3 tsp clove (powder)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tbsp baking soda
• 90g water (3.2 ounces, 1/3 cups)
• 125g olive oil (4.4 ounces, 1/2 cups)
• 125g vegetable/sunflower oil (4.4 ounces, 1/2 cups)
• 50g honey (1.8 ounces, 3 tbsp)
• zest of 2 oranges
• 300g water (10 ounces, 1 1/4 cups)
• 600g sugar (20 ounces, 2 3/4 cups)
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 orange, cut in half
• 200g honey (7 ounces, 10 tbsp)
• 200g chopped walnuts (7 ounces, 1 2/3 cups)
• powdered cinnamon (optional)
• powdered clove (optional)