Almond Baklava Shortbread Cookies
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 48
- 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
View full nutritional breakdown of Almond Baklava Shortbread Cookies calories by ingredient
Introduction
Give a Christmas classic a mideastern flair Give a Christmas classic a mideastern flairNumber of Servings: 48
Ingredients
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1/2 cup liquid honey
1 cup slivered almonds
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 cup butter
2.5 cups corn starch
1/4 cup powdered/icing sugar
1/2 tsp cardamom
1/2 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.
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.