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Baklava Cookie Cups

Baklava Cookie Cups

INGREDIENTS

For the Cookie Cups:

2 cups - unbleached all-purpose flour

1 tsp. - orange zest

1/2 tsp. - ground cardamom

1/4 tsp. - salt

1 cup - unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup - honey

2 large - eggs, room temperature

1 tsp. - pure vanilla extract

For the filling and syrup:

1/2 cup - pistachios, chopped

1/2 cup - honey

3 T - water

2 tsp. - orange juice

4 - green cardamom pods, crushed

1 - cinnamon stick

DIRECTIONS

Heat your oven to 350° and grease a 24 cup mini muffin tin

In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, orange zest, cardamom and salt.

In the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and honey for about 1-2 minutes. The mix will look a little curdled at this point and that's fine, scrape down the sides.

Beat in the eggs, then the vanilla.

Mix in the flour in two parts.

Using a cookie scoop, scoop the dough into the prepared muffin tin and bake for 10 minutes.

Remove from the oven, let sit for about 3-4 minutes before using a dowel to carefully press down in the center of each cookie to make a well.

Let the cookies cool for about 15 minutes in the tin before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Once the cookies are cool prepare the syrup.

In a small saucepan over medium heat combine the honey. water, orange juice, cardamom pods and cinnamon stick. Bring to a simmer and remove from the heat.

Drizzle a small amount in the bottom of each cookie cup and then fill with the chopped pistachios. Drizzle more syrup on top of the filled cookie cups.

Serve immediately or store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

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*If you have any syrup remaining, save for another use.