If you love baklava and you love cookies, prepare to have your mind blown. Baklava Cookies are the ultimate mash-up. Combining the rich, nutty, honey-drenched goodness of traditional Middle Eastern baklava with the soft, chewy magic of a perfectly baked cookie. It’s a flavor-packed treat that will have you questioning why this combo hasn’t been around forever!
Why You Need These in Your Life
Baklava has been around for centuries, delighting taste buds with its flaky layers, crunchy nuts, and sweet syrup. But let’s be real, phyllo dough can be a bit high-maintenance. These cookies take everything you love about baklava and wrap it into an easy, no-fuss cookie that’s soft, buttery, and packed with honeyed pistachio goodness.
Ready to bake? Let’s get weird.
Baklava Cookie Ingredients (All measurements in grams for precision!)
- 92g Butter
- 122g Shortening
- 131g Sugar
- 145g Brown Sugar
- 450g Flour
- 5g Baking Soda
- 7g Cornstarch
- 5g Salt
- 109g Eggs
- 10g Vanilla Extract
- 10g Vegetable Oil
- 60g Pistachios (ground)
- 60g Honey
- Phyllo Dough (as needed)
Step-by-Step Directions
1. Cream the Butter & Sugars
Using a stand mixer (or electric beaters if you’re old-school), blend together the butter, shortening, sugar, and brown sugar until smooth and creamy.
2. Add the Wet Ingredients
Mix in the eggs, vanilla extract, and vegetable oil on low speed until fully combined.
3. Incorporate the Dry Ingredients
Sprinkle in the cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add the flour while scraping down the sides of the bowl to ensure everything is well mixed.
4. Fold in the Pistachios
Gently mix in the ground pistachios for that classic baklava nuttiness.
5. Get Creative with the Phyllo Dough
This is where you make it your own! You can either layer pieces of phyllo inside the cookie dough or wrap a thin layer around the outside for a crispy bite. Either way, you’re winning.
6. Chill Out
Let the stuffed cookie dough balls rest in the fridge for 1-2 hours. This helps the flavors meld and keeps them from spreading too much when baked.
7. Bake to Perfection
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Bake the cookies on a lined cookie sheet for 24-26 minutes (or longer if needed for a golden-brown finish).
8. Cool & Enjoy
Let them rest on a cooling rack for 10 minutes, if you can wait that long.
9. Time to GET WEIRD
Take a bite, let the flavors explode, and revel in the genius of baklava in cookie form.
Final Thoughts
Baklava Cookies are the ultimate blend of tradition and indulgence, perfect for impressing friends, treating yourself, or making your dessert game ridiculously strong. Whether you love the classic flavors of baklava or just want a unique, chewy, nutty, honey-filled cookie, these are guaranteed to be a hit.
Tag us when you make them, and don’t forget, life’s too short for boring cookies. Let’s get weird!
