Easy Baklava Cookies
If you love Baklava this cookie recipe is for you! Made with a cake mix and loaded with all of the Baklava flavors you adore, these cookies are super easy to make and totally delicious.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time33 minutes mins
0 minutes mins
Total Time48 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 22 cookies
Calories: 206kcal
Cookie
- 1 box vanilla cake mix {15.5 ounces}
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
Baklava Topping
- ¼ cup butter {melted}
- 1 cup assorted nuts {chopped} I used pistachio, almonds & walnuts
- ⅓ cup brown sugar {packed}
- 1 Tablespoon corn syrup
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Honey Glaze
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon lemon juice
- ½-1 Tablespoon warm water
Baklava Topping
Combine melted butter, nuts, brown sugar, corn syrup and cinnamon into a medium bowl and stir until combined.
Baking Cookies
Using a medium sized cookie scoop {or heaping tablespoon}, scoop cookie dough onto a silicone mat {or parchment} lined cookie sheet.
Bake for 9 minutes and remove from oven and remove. Once the cookies are partially baked, use the bottom of the same cookie scoop {or a tart shaper} and make an indention into the middle of each cookie, being careful not to press too hard {you don't want the scoop to press entirely through the cookie}.
Fill the indentation with baklava filling. Bake for an additional 2-3 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet.
Once the cookies are cool or almost cooled combine the honey glaze ingredients and. whisk until you have a nice glaze. Drizzle over the top of the cookies and allow the glaze to set for a few minutes before stacking the cookies. Serve or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
- If you don't like pistachios, almonds and walnuts that is alright. Use a combination of nuts that you like or even just one kind in the filling.
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 68mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 88IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg