Baklava Bars (Cookie Mix)
Prize-Winning Recipe 2007!
Love classic Baklava? Fall in love with an easy way to get the same
Greek signature flavors using cookie mix and crushed fillo shells.
25 min | 2 hr 50 min | 24 bars |
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| 1 | pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix | | 1/2 | cup butter or margarine, softened | | 1/2 | teaspoon grated lemon peel | | 1 | egg | |
| 1 1/2 | cups chopped walnuts | | 1/3 | cup granulated sugar | | 1/4 | cup butter or margarine, softened | | 1 | teaspoon ground cinnamon | | 1/8 | teaspoon salt | | 8 | frozen mini fillo shells (from 2.1-oz package) | |
| 1/3 | cup honey | | 2 | tablespoons butter or margarine, softened | | 1 | tablespoon packed brown sugar | | 1/2 | teaspoon lemon juice | | 1/4 | teaspoon ground cinnamon | | 1 | teaspoon vanilla | |
| 5 | tablespoons honey |
| 1. | Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray. | | 2. | In large bowl, stir cookie base ingredients until soft dough forms. Press dough in bottom of pan. Bake 15 minutes. | | 3. | Meanwhile,
in medium bowl, stir walnuts, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 1
teaspoon cinnamon and the salt with fork until mixture is well mixed
and crumbly. | | 4. | Sprinkle
nut mixture evenly over partially baked base. With hands, crumble
frozen fillo shells evenly over nut mixture. Bake 18 to 20 minutes
longer or until golden brown. | | 5. | Meanwhile,
in small microwavable bowl, microwave 1/3 cup honey, 2 tablespoons
butter, the brown sugar, lemon juice and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
uncovered on High 1 minute or until bubbly. Stir in vanilla. | | 6. | Drizzle honey mixture evenly over fillo. Cool completely, about 2 hours. | | 7. | For
bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Before serving, drizzle 1/2 teaspoon
honey over each bar. Store covered at room temperature. | | In step 2, bake crust 17 minutes. |
Nutrition Information
250 ( 130); 14g ( 5g, 1g); 25mg; 115mg; 29g ( 0g, 21g); 2g 4%; 0%; 0%; 4% 2 ; 0 ; 1/2 ; 2 2
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