Pistachio Cranberry Cookies
These pistachio cranberry cookies turned out extremely yummy. It’s buttery and gives a melt in the mouthfeel, closer to shot crust cookies. The texture however is close to the Indian bakery-style biscuits. I am an enthusiastic votary of our classic Indian bakery biscuits anyways. They hold a childhood nostalgia for me.
Servings: 12 People
Equipment
- OTG
- Cookie Cutters
- Baking tray
- Mixing bowls
- Rolling Pin
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted pistachios https://amzn.to/3mbzgxk
- 100 gm butter
- 70 gm sugar
- 120 gm all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/8th tsp salt
- 1 tbsp vanilla custard powder https://amzn.to/3dUDx3E
- 1/2 cup cranberries https://amzn.to/3DXVOYL
Instructions
- Run the pistachios in a blender to make a coarser powder. Don’t run the blender on a continue speed mode, it will turn the pistachios into pistachio butter. Instead, use a pulse mode to gradually powder the pistachios. Prepare the pistachios and keep them aside for later use. https://amzn.to/3ysrnsq
- In a bowl add the butter, which is kept at room temperature. Now add the sugar. Use a wire whisk to cream them together, until light and fluffy.
- Pass all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla custard) through a sieve and add in the powdered pistachios. Now add in the cranberries. Make sure to cut the cranberries into small pieces.
- Combine all the ingredients, I prefer to use my hand to bring the cookie dough together. Don’t overwork the dough, just mix till it comes together.
- At this point, if you feel that the dough is too soft to roll out into a sheet, you can cover the dough and keep in the fridge for 20 minutes and then roll it out between the two sheets of parchment paper. See the video for reference.
- Use a cookie cutter to shape the cookies and use an offset spatula to pick the cookies and place them on a parchment-lined baking tray.
- Keep the whole tray of cut cookies in the fridge for 15 minutes and preheat the oven at 160*C .Bake the cookies for 15 minutes. After a baking time of 15 minutes they will look soft to you, but don't worry these cookies will get firm as they cool.
- Bake the cookies only till you see a slight gold colour on the edges. Enjoy the buttery delicious cookies with your coffee or tea.