Chocolate Pistachio Cookies
Buttery cookies flavored with pistachios and cocoa. These cookies are shaped into a wreath for a festive Christmas cookie!
Servings: 18 cookies
Cost: $10
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1/4 cup pistachios chopped
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp milk
- 6 drops green food coloring you decide how many drops you need.
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl beatbutter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds
- Add granulated sugar and baking powder.
- Beat until combined, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally.
- Beat in egg, almond extract, and vanilla extract.
- Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour. Mix just until incorporated.
- Divide dough in half. Leave one in the bowl of the electric mixer and place 1/2 in a medium mixing bowl.
- In the electric mixer, add cocoa powder and the 2 tablespoons of milk to the dough and turn the mixer to low to mix.
- In the smaller bowl, add chopped pistachios and green food coloring and mix.
- Cover both doughs and chill dough for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Shape each dough portion on a lightly floured surface into a 12-inch-long log. Cut each log into twenty-four /2-inch pieces. Roll each piece into a 6-inch rope.
- Place a light and a dark rope side by side; twist together five or six times.
- Shape the twisted rope into a circle, gently pinching ends together. Place 2 inches apart on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown.
- Cool on the cookie sheet for 1 minute. Transfer to wire racks; cool.
Notes
Use a ruler when shaping the cookies.
You can freeze these cookies for 3 months and bring them to room temperature before serving.
Always use quality ingredients when baking.
Check the cookies after 8 minutes; if they need more time, add on another 2 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
