Description
Irresistible pistachio delight cookies combine Middle Eastern flavors with classic baking techniques. Nutty pistachios and delicate sweetness create a memorable treat you will savor with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sticks (1 cup/227 g) salted butter, softened
- 1 cup/120 g all-purpose flour
- 1 package (3.4 oz/96 g) dry pistachio instant pudding mix
- 1 cup/120 g powdered sugar
- 2 tsp/10 mL vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preparation: Calibrate oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheet with parchment paper for effortless cookie extraction.
- Creaming Process: Whip butter and powdered sugar into a luxurious, airy mixture, integrating vanilla extract to elevate aromatic complexity.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: Blend flour and pistachio pudding mix, eliminating potential lumps to create a harmonious base.
- Dough Formation: Merge dry ingredients with butter mixture, stirring meticulously until a unified, smooth dough materializes.
- Chilling Technique: Compress dough into a compact sphere, wrap in wax paper, and refrigerate for one hour to optimize texture and handling.
- Shaping and Placement: Craft small dough spheres, gently flattening each, and position on prepared baking sheet with strategic spacing.
- Baking Transformation: Bake for 6-9 minutes until cookie edges develop a delicate golden transformation, signaling perfect doneness.
- Cooling and Finishing: Allow cookies to stabilize briefly on baking sheet, then generously coat with powdered sugar while warmth persists.
- Final Presentation: Transfer to cooling rack, permitting cookies to reach room temperature and allowing sugar coating to set elegantly.
Notes
- Chill for Perfection: Refrigerating the dough for an hour helps control spread and intensifies flavor development, creating a more stable and delicious cookie.
- Sugar Coating Technique: Dust cookies while warm to ensure the powdered sugar adheres smoothly and creates a delicate, melt-in-your-mouth exterior.
- Watch Baking Time Carefully: Cookies need just 6-9 minutes; slight golden edges indicate they’re done without overcooking or drying out.
- Pistachio Pudding Magic: The mix acts as both flavoring and binding agent, adding unique taste and helping maintain the cookie’s tender texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 142
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 170 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 16 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg