Make Armenian Greek Finikia Cookies

Name: Make Armenian Greek Finikia Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: ***Cookie batter; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 ½ cups Crisco; ½ cup butter (room temperature); 1/8 cup sugar (my aunt explained that just a palm-full is needed, since they will be dipped in sugar syrup); 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 tbsp corn starch (mix with 1 cup of water); 1 tbsp baking powder; 5 cups of flour; ¾ cup crushed walnuts for topping; ***Sugar syrup; 2 cups sugar; 1 ½ cups water; 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:25min

You will love my grandmother's melt-in-your-mouth Finikia cookies with the delicious and simple flavours of cinnamon and walnuts. Soaking the cookies in sugar syrup gives them a decadent, sweet taste.

Updated at: Tue, 04 Nov 2025 00:07:52 GMT