Almond Baklava Shortbread Cookies

  • Number of Servings: 48
Ingredients
1/2 cup liquid honey1 cup slivered almonds1/4 tsp almond extract1 cup butter2.5 cups corn starch1/4 cup powdered/icing sugar1/2 tsp cardamom1/2 tsp salt (if using salted butter, omit this)
Directions
mix together honey, almonds, and almond extract. Pour into a baking sheet and bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes. This will make a toasted almond brittle. Allow to cool and harden. Puree in a food processor until it is chopped finely.

Combine the all ingredients, including the puree above with an electric hand mixer. It should come together. Form into a ball and refridgerate, covered, for 30 min. Form into little balls (about 1 inch) and flatten with back of glass dipped in regular sugar. Bake at 350 F for 15 minutes or until bottom just browned.

Number of Servings: 48

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 2CHICKEN.

Servings Per Recipe: 48
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 81.1
  • Total Fat: 4.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 9.4 mg
  • Sodium: 25.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
  • Protein: 0.5 g

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