Description
Craving a delightful Mediterranean Pistachio Cookie Bites experience that dances between nutty richness and sweet elegance? Delicate crumbly cookies packed with ground pistachios offer a perfect balance of flavor and texture that will transport dessert lovers to sunny Mediterranean landscapes.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (1 stick / 113 grams) unsalted butter
- ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup pistachio cream spread (such as Pistacchiosa)
Chocolate and Nut Ingredients:
- ¼ cup chopped white chocolate
- ½ cup chopped dark chocolate (70% cacao)
- ¼ cup chopped salted roasted pistachios, plus more for garnish
Leavening and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- Transform butter into a rich, nutty essence by gently heating in a saucepan over moderate temperature, stirring intermittently until milk solids develop a golden-caramel hue and release a fragrant aroma.
- Transfer browned butter to a chilled vessel and refrigerate until it solidifies and returns to a spreadable consistency, approximately 45-60 minutes.
- Warm the oven to 350°F, creating an ideal baking environment.
- Sift dry ingredients – flour, leavening agents, and seasoning – into a clean mixing bowl, ensuring a smooth, lump-free mixture.
- Cream the chilled browned butter with both sugar varieties using an electric mixer, whipping until the mixture becomes light, voluminous, and pale.
- Incorporate egg and vanilla, blending thoroughly until the ingredients harmonize seamlessly.
- Gently fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, mixing minimally to prevent tough cookie texture.
- Carefully integrate white chocolate, pistachios, and dark chocolate fragments into the dough, distributing evenly.
- Craft uniform spheres of dough, each approximately one tablespoon in volume, nestling them into a non-stick mini muffin tray.
- Bake until cookie edges firm up while maintaining a tender center, approximately 12-14 minutes.
- Immediately after removing from oven, create delicate wells in each cookie’s surface using a rounded measuring spoon.
- Allow cookies to rest in the tray for 15 minutes, then delicately transfer to a cooling rack.
- Melt remaining dark chocolate through gentle microwave intervals, stirring between each heating cycle.
- Fill each cookie cavity with a generous dollop of pistachio cream.
- Artfully drizzle melted chocolate across the surface, creating elegant patterns.
- Garnish with finely chopped pistachios for textural contrast and visual appeal.
- Briefly chill to set the chocolate, rendering these delectable morsels ready to serve.
Notes
- Browning butter enhances the nutty, caramel-like flavor, adding depth to the cookie’s overall taste profile.
- Use room temperature egg to ensure smooth, even incorporation into the dough and prevent potential clumping.
- Chilling the browned butter helps create a more stable dough texture and prevents excessive spreading during baking.
- For gluten-free option, swap all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg