Pistachio Butter Cookies
Pistachio Butter Cookies spiced with bright orange zest and aromatic cardamom are delicious and so easy to make. They have a wonderful and extremely special flavor profile that will transform your mood and elevate your everyday sweet moment.
Servings: 18 cookies
Ingredients
- 4 ounce unsalted butter
- ½ cup pistachio butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- Zest of a small orange
- 1 large egg
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cardamom
- ½ cup ground pistachio
Instructions
- Melt butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat and allow to cool to room temperature.
- Combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cardamom, and ground pistachio in a small bowl and whisk to distribute evenly.
- In a stand mixer bowl, combined cooled melted butter with pistachio butter, brown sugar and orange zest, beat with the paddle attachment for 1 minute until combined.
- Add egg, and vanilla extract, beat for another minute until combined.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture and stir until incorporated.
- Refrigerate the cookie dough for about 30 minutes.
- Divide the dough into 18 portions, about 1 ¼ oz each. Roll into balls and refrigerate while you preheat the oven.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Place dough balls on a parchment lined cookie sheet about 2 inches apart and bake for 11 minutes in the middle oven rack.
- Remove from the oven and place baking sheet on a wire rack.
- Let cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before moving the cookies on to the wire rack to cool completely.