salted chocolate chip cookie baklava

And I have yet to actually make a single cookie this December. Sure, I have made a lot of treats, but ZERO cookies.

I made Sugar Cookie Cupcakes, Gingerbread Boy Granola, Potato Chip Fudge, Hot Chocolate French Toast and Dark Chocolate Coffee Bark, but no actual cookies. I did make these crazy easy Idiot Proof Chocolate Covered Pretzel Nutella Turtle cookies, but those were back in November. Gosh, it feels like that was yesterday!

INGREDIENTS

• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter softened
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup shelled pistachios roughly chopped
• 1 cup raw walnuts roughly chopped
• 1 pound of phyllo dough
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter melted

VANILLA SIMPLE SYRUP

• 1 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 vanilla bean, split in half and seeds removed
• flaked sea salt for sprinkling

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Beat the eggs in a large mixing bowl on high speed until foamy. Beat in flour, granulated sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Add the 3 sticks of softened butter and vanilla extract, beat until smooth and creamy. Stir in chocolate chips, pistachios and walnuts.
3. Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with some of the melted butter. Layer 10 pieces of phyllo in the dish, brushing each piece with butter before adding the next (keep the remaining dough covered with a damp towel). Gently spread 1/2 of the cookie dough over the phyllo dough (the layer will be somewhat thin). Layer 10 pieces of phyllo on top, brushing each with butter before adding the next. Spread with the remaining half of the cookie dough. Now add the third and final layer of phyllo dough. Layer on 12 pieces of phyllo right on top, brushing each with butter before adding the next.
4. .....................................

For full instructions please see : www.halfbakedharvest.com

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