Thursday, January 14, 2010

Baklava Bars

Cookie base:
1 pouch sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 tsp grated lemon peel
1 egg
Filling:
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
8 frozen mini phyllo shells (from 2.1 oz pkg)
Glaze:
1/3 cup honey
2 Tbsp butter, softened
1 Tbsp packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
Garnish:
5 Tbsp honey

Heat oven to 350. Spray bottom only of 13x9 pan with cooking spray. In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes (it will only be partially cooked at the end of this time). Meanwhile, in bowl, stir walnuts, sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 1 tsp cinnamon and salt with a fork until mixture is well mixed and crumbly. Sprinkle nut mixture evenly over partially baked base. With hands, crumble frozen phyllo shells evenly over nut mixture. Bake 18-20 minutes longer or until golden brown. Meanwhile, in small bowl, microwave 1/3 cup honey, 2 Tbsp butter, brown sugar, lemon juice and 1/4 tsp cinnamon uncovered for 1 minute. Stir in vanilla. Drizzle honey mixture evenly over phyllo layer. Cool completely. Before serving, drizzle honey evenly over dessert.

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