Description
Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth cookies studded with pistachios and dusted in snowy powdered sugar.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup Unsalted butter
- 1 cup Pistachios (chopped)
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- Extra powdered sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in vanilla and salt.
- Gently fold in flour until a soft dough forms.
- Stir in chopped pistachios evenly.
- Scoop and roll dough into small balls; place on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake until just set and pale on top, not browned.
- Cool slightly, then roll generously in powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Ensure the butter is at room temperature for easier creaming.
- For a more intense pistachio flavor, toast the chopped pistachios before adding them to the dough.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg