Almond Baklava Shortbread Cookies

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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 flair
Number of Servings: 48

Ingredients

    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.

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