Baklava Cookies

These are melt in your mouth cookies, with a traditional baklava taste they will be a family favorite! Happy Holidays.

Ingredients

• 1 c. butter
• 1/3 or more orange juice concentrate
• 1 t. cinnamon
• 2 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. baking soda
• 3 c. flour
• Syrup:
• 1 C. sugar
• 1/2 c. water
• 1/2 c. honey
• Rolling Mixtures:
• 1 1/2 c. chopped fine, walnut (can use pecans)
• 1 T. sugar
• 1 t. cinnamon

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease cookie sheet. Use mixer and make a medium dough that will not stick to hands. Add the 1/2 c. juice first then gradually add a T. more at a time if necessary. Pinch off a clump of big fist clump of dough and roll out with your palms to form a big pencil shape about 1/2 inch wide. Use knife and cut 1 1/2 inch pieces, cut on an angle (you should have a 1 1/2 inch piece of dough with points...an irregular triangle shape. Bake for 20 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.

While cookies are baking, boil syrup ingredients for 5 minutes.

Let cookies cool slightly and dip in syrup (doesn't have to be hot) and roll each one in rolling mixture. Place on wire rack to cool.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Internet
Submitted By: Savannah Wilson
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Baklava Cookies