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Baklava Bars

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.

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 2 hr 50 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

Cookie Base

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

Filling

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)

Glaze

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

Garnish

5: tablespoons honey

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Directions

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.

EXPERT TIPS

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This recipe was one of fifteen winners in the 2007 Mix It Up with Betty! Cookie Mix Recipe Contest. More than $10,000 was awarded!

Baklava (bahk-lah-VAH) is a sweet dessert made with layers of butter-drenched pastry, spices and nuts. A honey-lemon syrup is poured over the baked warm pastry and left to soak. The dessert is traditionally cut into triangles.

You can find mini fillo shells in the freezer section of your supermarket.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 250
Calories from Fat: 130),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 14g; 14%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 25mg; 25%;
Sodium: 115mg; 115%;
Total Carbohydrate: 29g; 29%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 21g 21% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 4%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 12/25/2012 2:09:53 PM REPORT ABUSE aByram said:

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Wonderful! Will probably become my go-to party dessert. I cooked the bottom layer for exactly 15 mins and it did not burn after putting it back in the oven to bake the topping. I was using a glass baking dish.

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Posted 12/9/2012 8:32:45 AM REPORT ABUSE jemangels said:

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This recipe sounds good! I wonder since Baklava can also be made with pistachios, couldn't these bar cookies be made with pistachios instead of walnuts?

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