Baklava Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 18 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 48 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 32 ounces packaged sugar cookie dough
• 1 1/2 chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1 (19 ounce) box frozen phyllo miniature tart shells, thawed and crumbled
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest, grated, i did not use
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray a 13 x 9 pan with non stick cooking spray.
• 3 using hands, press sugar cookie dough evenly into bottom of prepared pan.
• 4 bake for 15-18 minutes.
• 5 in a medium bowl, place walnuts, granulated sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter and allspice.
• 6 using a fork, stir until mixture is well combined and crumbly.
• 7 sprinkle mixture over partially baked cookie crust.
• 8 sprinkle phyllo crumbles over walnut mixture.
• 9 bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
• 10 in a small microwave bowl, place honey, 2 tablespoons butter, brown sugar, (lemon zest) and lemon juice.
• 11 microwave for 1 minute 30 seconds or until bubbly,.
• 12 stir in vanilla extract.
• 13 drizzle honey mixture over baked cookie.
• 14 let cool completely in pan on wire rack for about 2 hours.
• 15 cut into 9 squares, then cut each square into 2 triangles.