Pistachio Thumbprint (Kinda Sorta) Cookies
Description
These pistachio cookies don't look like a classic thumbprint cookie but they are filled with salted caramel baking chips and taste delicious.
Ingredients
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1/2 cup roasted and salted shelled pistachios, divided
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1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1/3 cup white sugar
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 pinch salt
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1 large egg
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1 tablespoon water
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1/2 cup salted caramel baking chips
Directions
1
Place the pistachios in the bowl of a food processor and grind until finely ground, stopping before it turns into butter. Set aside.
2
Combine butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add almond extract and mix in well. Add 3 tablespoons ground pistachios, flour, and salt; mix until the dough comes together.
3
Place dough on a piece of plastic wrap that has been sprinkled with flour. Wrap up and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
4
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
5
Combine egg and water in a bowl and beat with a fork. Place remaining ground pistachios in a separate bowl. Shape the dough into 12 equal balls. Roll in the beaten egg and then in the ground pistachios. Set balls 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
6
Make an indentation in the middle of each ball with your thumb or the handle of a wooden spoon. Place 5 to 6 baking chips in each indentation.
7
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet before removing.