Pistachio cookies
Chocolate-flecked cookies with pistachios and rice bubbles. Makes 35
Buttery cookies with chopped pistachios, crushed rice bubbles, coconut and a hint of chocolate, each topped with more pistachio. Crunchy outside and tender inside.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
- 6 ½ oz buttersoft
- 2 ⅓ oz caster sugar⅓ cup
- 6 ½ oz self-raising flour1½ cups
- 2 ⅛ oz pistachios½ cup, chopped
- 1 oz rice bubbles1 cup, lightly crushed
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp drinking chocolate
- ¾ oz desiccated coconut¼ cup
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tbsp milkapprox
For the topping
- 4 oz pistachios1 cup, chopped
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Method
0/6 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 350°F (325°F fan) and grease two baking trays.
Step 2: Beat the 6 ½ oz butter and 2 ⅓ oz caster sugar until light and fluffy.
Step 3: Add the 6 ½ oz self-raising flour, 2 ⅛ oz pistachios, 1 oz rice bubbles, 1 tbsp cocoa powder, 1 tbsp drinking chocolate, ¾ oz desiccated coconut and ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda, with enough 2 tbsp milk to make a soft dough.
Step 4: Roll 2 level teaspoons of mixture at a time into 35 balls. Press 4 oz pistachios on top of each.
Step 5: Place on the trays and flatten slightly.
Step 6: Bake for about 20 minutes until light brown. Cool on a wire rack.
20 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 295 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 25 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does pistachio cookies take?
- About 40 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Can I make it ahead?
- Yes. It keeps well, so you can cook it earlier in the day or the day before and reheat it.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of caster sugar?
- Caster sugar, same amount.
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