Caramelized walnut halves are encased in a buttery shortbread crust and topped with cut-out cookies. Extremely delicious and addictive.
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- Combine all the ingredients of the crust in a bowl until the dough forms together. Wrap the dough with a plastic film and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Melt the sugar in a saucepan on medium heat until the sugar caramelizes. Stir in chopped walnuts, honey and heavy cream. Cook until the mixture well combined. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 190C/375F. Remove the dough from the fridge and press 3/5 of dough firmly on the bottom and sides of a 25 x 20 cm baking pan lined with a parchment paper. Spread the caramelized walnuts into the crust. Top the walnuts with the remaining
- Roll out the rest of the dough about 2cm thick on a lightly floured work surface. Use cookie cutter to press out the cookies. Arrange the cookies on the top of caramelized walnuts. Bake for 25 minutes until nicely golden brown. Cool and cut into 12 slices.
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I love the cut-out cookies on top! I have a shooting star cutter just like the shape you used here. The walnut filling sounds fantastic too.
Wow, what a beautiful dessert!
Nice work Angie!!! I love the cut outs on top, really makes for a great presentation.Anything with Walnuts in it is perfect for me! Have a great weekend!!
What a delightful dessert..very beautifully done n presented!
US Masala
Mmmhhh, terrific! Very similar to the "Nüsstorte" I made a while ago. *drool*
Cheers,
Rosa
This looks too tempting for words!!! LOVELY presentation and photos too! How bout sending a slice over? ;) haha. An absolutely beautiful dessert :)
That looks so scrumptious, I would love to have a bite.
It looks lovely! Can I have some :D
very beautiful! yum!
My favorite nut covered in caramel and sandwiched in between that yummy crust... oh wow! Delicious recipe!
I love this! It looks just perfect with a nice cup of coffee after a long day!
wow, delicious dessert, love it
I totally see why these would be addictive! They look great!
Why do you have to make everything do decadently beautiful?
wow these look amazing hope you can join me in a twitter chat soon :-)
Such an addictive slices,soooooo yummy..
These look amazing.Caramel & walnuts together..wow
Very pretty and tasty looking, I especially like the decorative touch on the top with the shooting stars.
Gooey and crunchy equals really, really good. And then the stunning star cutters just grace the top. Wonderful!
Oh that looks so yummy! I like the cookie cutter crust. I will have to try!
Did you know that I am the bigges fan of walnuts EVER? It's like this dessert was made expressly for me!
Wow......those cut up slices look irresistible...thin pastry and lots of walnuts...drooling! Beautiful pictures.
Yikes! That looks so delicious, Angie! I wish I could have some now with my hot cup of tea. It seems so wrong not to have a piece of this with my lonely little cup of hot tea;-)
p.s. Thanks for your sweet comment on my last post btw.
It looks wonderful :) those pictures are gorgeous
Beautiful treat. Excellent job.
Beautiful dessert and the pictures are awesome! Have bookmarked tis;)
I love the look of these slices - lots of walnuts, they sound scrumptious!
Angie these are so amazing looking would love to be having a slice of these right now!
Looks really good! Caramelized walnuts! No wonder it is addictive!
I like everything about this dessert! Shortbread crust and pretty cutouts on top of a walnut/nut-sugary goodness. This is a great idea - my family will luv this!
oh wow, they look gorgeous- walnut and caramel combo always work well!
Gorgeous, presentable and definitely good. Thanks for the recipe.
Angies you always surprise me with such innovative recipe. The moment I think of trying a recipe from your site, there you come out with one another :)
I love the nut filling. Definitely addictive!
Look really delicious. ;p I loved the caramelized walnut filling.
I love how close this is to pecan pie but with caramel instead of corn syrup. Amazing.
I believe I have to find a way to discipline myself from eating away the lovely caramelized walnuts while preparing this : ).
I keep seeing those star cutouts everywhere! I must be the only person without them! Will be on the search this weekend! These bars look fantastic!
You do make many delicious pastries and cookies Angie and this one looks just as scrumptious!
Okay now that I have looked at these heavenly walnut slices I have gotten sooooooooo hungry and am just dying for dinner! BEAUTIFUL!!!
*kisses* HH
that stack looks heavenly :)
Just gorgeous, what a lovely treat.
These look and sound like a 'must try' - I almost want to dive into the computer and eat these up! Thanks for sharing.
LOVE the caramelized walnuts! This sounds excellent! I'm keeping it, thanks!
That looks amazing! I'll keep this recipe to try when my mom visits. This is her kind of dessert!
I can see these could be very addicting! I'm saving this one!
These look so good I could cry! I bet they practically melt in your mouth. The cookies give them such a special touch!
This looks heavenly! I am happy to eat anything that involves caramel and nuts of any kind :) I love the cut-outs on top too, so lovely.
This just sounds like the perfect treat. Caramel + walnuts = yum!
A lovely presentation with the cookie cutouts on top of your delicious walnut squares.
Oh my goodness! These look SO DELICIOUS! Really beautiful with the cut out cookies on top:)
these look like I could not and would not resist them for even a milli second! love the crunchy buttery dough the nutty tops and the caramel. what a combo!
Oooh, what a delicious sweet treat! I love walnuts so this is right up my alley!
love the goo, love the cut-outs, love the creation in its entirety. the cross-section of a walnut half is really awesome, isn't it!! :)
Beautiful presentation Angie. And it is so chock full of nuts!
These shortbread/cookie/candy slices do look addictive but that's okay, they would be welcome in my house anytime!
Happy New Year Angie, I look forward to your posts in the new year;-)
I love the cookie cutouts!
I agree that the cutouts are super cute. Every part of this recipe sounds wonderful to me, though. Look forward to making it for book club!
Hi my friend! Yes, I can see why these would be so addictive! They remind me of a pecan pie in cookie form. I love the sweet little shapes you placed on top. So cute! Thank you for sharing your recipe with me. I can't believe the weekend is already over...I hope you have a fabulous start to your week!
Absolutely pretty and I am sure the flavours are awesome especially if it is caramelized walnuts.
This looks so lovely, what a sweet treat to have!
looks delicious!
Oh my god!!! I should not have come here - you are giving me the most horrible cravings *ugh* This reminds me so much of pecan pie, which I LOVE!!! Fantastic!
I love how it looks with the cookie cut outs on the top! I bet these taste incredible!!
Of course Angie, you had me at shortbread!
Wow, really looks delicious! I feel like grabbing one :)
ANGIE! How could you? It isn't even a MONTH past Christmas - and you are crackin' out the caramel and nuts again? And, furthermore - they look delicious! I thought I had my fill until next year.
Wrong. Recipe is tucked away.
:)
Valerie
I almost passed on this one cause I thought.... It's a lot of shortbread compared to walnuts and seems really simple. But then I realized that shortbread is great and Caramel walnuts sounds good too so when you put them together they probably rock each others socks off. This will be a good thing to take to get togethers.
This is my kind of treat! I have never seen this before. It looks beautiful and sounds incredibly delicious. Thanks for sharing it. My family is sure to love it:)
These bars are so wonderful! All of these pictures are making me drool.
I'm weak at the knee with this dessert. The ingredients are screaming for my sweet tooth to steal a bite Angie ;o)
Flavourful wishes,
Claudia
Isn't caramel and walnuts just the perfect combination of all time. I'm on a caramel quest these days so this recipe came at the right moment!
Hi Angie....Love the gentle stars on top... it makes these bars extra special! Delicious with the honey....and the shortbread - This is just a lovely post as always! Have a beautiful week! Megan
I love the fun cutouts on top and the flavors are similar to a delightful tart I tried last fall. Just lovely, Angie!
Oh my...addictive, I bet! These look fantastic Angie:)
it looks so sweet and gorgeous
bises
Delphine
Caramelized walnuts, sounds and looks amazing!Love the cutouts on topm nice touch!
I agree. These would be addictive! You took just a few simple ingredients and made an incredible looking dessert.
Kristi
That looks amazing! Buttery and sweet.
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