Baklava Bars

By carvalhohm

Ingredients

• 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) 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

Details

Servings 24
Cooking time 170mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

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.

Serves 24

1 Bar Calories250 ( Calories from Fat130), Total Fat14g (Saturated Fat5g, Trans Fat1g ), Cholesterol25mg Sodium115mg Total Carbohydrate29g (Dietary Fiber0g Sugars21g ), Protein2g