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Italian Pistachio Cookies
With vibrant color and delicious flavor, these Italian pistachio cookies will be a new family favorite. They're ready in 30 minutes and the dough doesn't need to be chilled before baking. While there's nothing stopping you from enjoying these cookies any day of the year, they work especially well as holiday treats!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 141 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 cup pistachios unsalted and shelled
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 lemon zest of
To Coat
- 3 tbsp powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Place the pistachios in a food processor and blend so they turn into powder, or as we call it, pistachio flour.
- Place the pistachio flour in a bowl with the flour and powdered sugar. Whisk to combine.
- Add in the egg and lemon zest. Mix using a spoon or a spatula so a dough forms.
- Shape the dough into 12 oval shaped balls. Place the 3 tablespoons powdered sugar on a plate, roll each cookie dough ball gently in the powdered sugar. Make sure they're coated with the powdered sugar on all sides.
- Place the cookie dough balls on the baking sheet and gently press the sides to make indentations.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Let the pistachio cookies cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes then move them to a cooling rack.
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Notes
- You can use roasted pistachios for this recipe. Make sure they're not salted.
- To make these pistachio cookies, you can use all purpose flour, gluten-free flour or almond flour.
Nutrition Information
Calories
141kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.002g
Cholesterol
14mg
(5%)
Sodium
6mg
(0%)
Potassium
132mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
48IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 141
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 141kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.002g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 14mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 6mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 132mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 48IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.