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Tea Cookies with Cranberries and Pistachios
These tea cookies are buttery, crumbly, and lightly sweet. Crunchy pistachios and chewy dried cranberries give them a festive look. Makes a great food gift for the holidays.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 169 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- ⅓ cup confectioners sugar powdered, plus 1 cup for dusting
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons masa harina
- ⅓ cup pistachio nuts finely chopped
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300℉.
- In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer or stand mixer, beat together the butter and ⅓ cup of sugar until very light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and salt.
- Reduce speed to low and beat in the flour and masa harina until dough comes together and is crumbly, but holds a shape when pressed together.
- Stir in the pistachios and cranberries until they're evenly distributed.
- Scoop out a rounded tablespoon of dough and roll into a 1½-2" ball between your hands. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough.
- Bake until pale golden, about 22-25 minutes.
- Place confectioners sugar into a shallow bowl. Working with 2-3 cookies at a time, and while they're still warm, roll them in the sugar and set on a cooling rack.
- Once cooled to room temperature, Roll the tea cookies a second time in powdered sugar.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for 3-5 days at room temperature. If stacking the cookies, separate each layer with a piece of parchment paper to prevent sticking.
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Notes
- These tea cookies are delicious with a hot cup of tea or coffee.
Nutrition Information
Calories
169kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
50mg
(2%)
Potassium
68mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
260IU
(5%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
11mg
(1%)
Iron
0.8mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 169
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 169kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 50mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 68mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 260IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.8mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.