Walnut Rolls

Adapted from NYT

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb walnut pieces, chopped fine
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 18  sheets phyllo dough
• 1  lb unsalted butter, melted
• 2  cups water
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1  lemon wedge

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. Mix nuts, cinnamon, cloves, and 1/4 cup sugar and set aside.
3. Brush 3 sheets of phyllo with butter and stack on top of each other. Sprinkle evenly with thin layer of nut mixture. Repeat with 3 more sheets and another layer of nuts. Roll up like a cinnamon roll. Brush top of roll with butter.
4. Repeat to make 2 more rolls.
5. Cut each roll in 1" slices. Place slices next to each other in baking pans.
6. Bake 30 minutes, until pastry is brown.
7. Meanwhile, make glaze. Combine 2 cups water, 1 1/2 cups sugar and piece of lemon in pot and simmer about 10 minutes.
8. Pour warm syrup over cookies as soon as they come out of the oven.