Shelly's Recipe

GREEK COOKIE BARS

Category: Bars

Base:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened

Topping:
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2/3 cup light corn syrup
2 tablespoons honey
4 teaspoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
2 eggs
2 cups chopped walnuts

Glaze:
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons honey
1 to 3 tablespoons water

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 13-by-9-inch pan. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In large bowl, combine all base ingredients. Beat 2 minutes at low speed or until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press in bottom of greased pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until set.

Meanwhile, in same bowl, combine all topping ingredients except walnuts. Beat 1 minute at medium speed or until well blended. Stir in walnuts. Spread evenly over partially baked base. Bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes or until set. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen. Cool 50 minutes.

In small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough water for desired drizzling consistency; blend until smooth. (Be careful to add just a little water at a time and not to get the glaze too runny.) Drizzle over cooled bars. Let stand 15 minutes or until glaze is set. Cut bars lengthwise into 4 sections. Cut crosswise into 5 sections. Cut each bar in half diagonally to form triangles.