Baklava Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Baklava Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; TOPPING:; 3 tablespoons sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup honey; 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

The topping on my sister-in-law's peach cobbler was so delicious that I asked for the recipe, then decided to use that to top a cookie I developed with the flavors of baklava. My adult son tried one and immediately ate two more—which is unusual for him! It's a good recipe to mix up the night before and bake fresh the next day for company. —Sharon Eshelman, Harrington, Delaware

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
TOPPING:
3 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup honey
3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Wrap dough in plastic; refrigerate until firm enough to form into balls, about 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°. For topping, combine sugar and cinnamon; set aside. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; refrigerate again if dough becomes too warm. Place 2-1/2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake 8 minutes. Press a deep indentation in center of each cookie with the back of a rounded teaspoon. Fill each with honey and walnuts; sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Return to oven and bake until edges begin to brown, 7-9 minutes longer. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 168 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 26mg cholesterol, 106mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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styrocam

Dec 7, 2018

Why can't I print it - it doesn't show the recipe. It sounds so good I would like to print it out.
vky

Dec 2, 2018

Update to my previous review - I took these cookies to a family luncheon yesterday and everyone loved them. Actually, I had a few people tell me that it was the "best cookie I've ever had!!!" My grown kids asked me to "please" make them for Christmas. So, they will definitely be one of the cookies I make when it's time to bake for any occasion.
katesicle

Nov 30, 2018

I WON my cookie exchange with this recipe! Thanks Sharon for submitting it. I am not a baker, so it took me several tries to get my cookies to look like yours. I found if you freeze the 1 inch dough balls, they stay round when baked (like yours). The recipe says to refrigerate dough 30 minutes (not enough time) b/c my cookies flatted out. My husband like them that way b/c the edges were crispy. Another way I tried was I popped the frozen balls into my Pam sprayed mini muffin tin, cooked the same amount of time, and they were just as yummy. I put the cinnamon/sugar mixture into an old salt shaker. I sprinkled cookie with cinnamon after I made the thumbprint hole and then again after I filled with honey mix. I then baked them for 7 minutes more as the recipe states. So, however you prefer the shape of your cookie, these will be a WINNER! Thanks again Sharon and TOH.
Susan

Nov 29, 2018

These came out pretty good. I followed the recipe exactly and it was very easy to make.

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