What were these mysterious cookies from my childhood?
December 12, 2020 2:23 PM Subscribe
When I was a kid in Washington DC, my parents used to receive a basket of cookies every year around Christmas-- a formal basket, nicely arranged, wrapped in cellophane. The basket contained a few varieties, but the ones I remember most were brown, smallish, sort of egg-shaped, with a sprinkling of grainy chopped nuts on top.
Although they were brown, they were not chocolate. Maybe made with some kind of nut flour? When you bit into them, the texture was kind of sandy.
I don't remember who the basket came from, which is the frustrating part! But I'd like to find these cookies again somehow. Any ideas as to what they were? If you grew up in DC, did you ever come across them?
Although they were brown, they were not chocolate. Maybe made with some kind of nut flour? When you bit into them, the texture was kind of sandy.
I don't remember who the basket came from, which is the frustrating part! But I'd like to find these cookies again somehow. Any ideas as to what they were? If you grew up in DC, did you ever come across them?
Best answer: Melomakarona, the "traditional Greek Christmas Cookie."
posted by Iris Gambol at 2:44 PM on December 12, 2020 [8 favorites]
posted by Iris Gambol at 2:44 PM on December 12, 2020 [8 favorites]
Response by poster: Iris Gambol, I think you've got it! The photos in your links look just like what I remember.
tangaroo, the Oreshki look delicious too! I'll have to find some and try them.
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:14 PM on December 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
tangaroo, the Oreshki look delicious too! I'll have to find some and try them.
posted by Pallas Athena at 3:14 PM on December 12, 2020 [1 favorite]
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posted by tangaroo at 2:31 PM on December 12, 2020 [1 favorite]