Name: Walnut and Almond Cookies (Moskopungia)
Yield: Makes about 50
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: ½-¾ cup orange flower water; 2 cups coarsely ground walnuts; Confectioners’ sugar; 1 small nutmeg, freshly grated; ½ cup granulated sugar; 1 cup blanched and ground almonds; 1 cup stale bread crumbs

Preparation info

Makes about
50

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Foods of Greece

By Aglaia Kremezi

Published 1993

About

Here is an almond cookie that includes walnuts. The recipe is from Rhodes and was given to me by Maria Frantzi.

Ingredients

2 cups coarsely ground walnuts
1 cup blanched and ground almonds
½

Method

In a bowl, mix well the walnuts, almonds, sugar, nutmeg, and bread crumbs. Knead with your fingers, adding orange flower water little by little to form a smooth dough.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Line a baking sheet with greased paper. Take tablespoonfuls of dough, wet y