Honey Nut “Baklava” Cookies
Honey nut “baklava” cookies
If you are ever wondering how I come up with recipes, here is usually how it goes. What if X was a Y? That is how I came up with this recipe. I wanted to make a soft, chewy cookie with the flavor profile of a baklava. So the honey nut ‘baklava’ cookie was born! These cookies have honey, nuts, orange blossom water and cinnamon.
I made them with pistachios but you could easily swap them out with walnuts or almonds or a combination if you prefer. This recipe has orange blossom water which you can leave out if you can’t find it. Or you can use a bit of orange zest which won’t be exactly the same but will be a nice addition. I hope you love them!
Honey nut “baklava” cookies
Ingredients:
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup of butter
1 egg, plus one egg yolk
1/2 tsp orange blossom water
1/4 tsp almond extract
3/4 cup chopped pistachios (or swap almonds, walnuts or a combination)
Directions:
In a large bowl, cream the butter with the honey, sugar and brown sugar. Add in the egg, egg yolk, orange blossom water and kosher salt and mix until full incorporated. Sift the flour, cornstarch, baking soda and powder, and cinnamon over the wet ingredients. Mix with a silicone spatula, add in the nuts when it is about halfway mixed and continue stirring until just incorporated.
Chill the dough for about 30 minutes to 1 hour. While the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Using a 1.5 inch cookie scoop, divide the dough onto the baking sheets leaving about 2 inches between each ball. I like to press a few extra chopped nuts into the tops of the cookies before baking too. This recipe will make about 16 cookies or more if you use a smaller scoop.
Bake the cookies for about 12-14 minutes until golden brown around the edges. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.