Pistachio Chip Cookies Recipe

Be the first to write a review

Rate recipe

Coming from a family of pistachio producers, I've collected hundreds of recipes featuring these crisp, delicious green nuts. This is one of our favorites.—Malinda Moore Davies, Fesno, California

This recipe is:

Quick

[X]

Rate Pistachio Chip Cookies Recipe

Click on stars to rate

Would you make this recipe again?

Write a review

[X]

Pistachio Chip Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 54 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1 package (12 ounces) white baking chips
1-1/3 cups chopped pistachios, divided

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and oats; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips and 1 cup pistachios.
Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Lightly press remaining pistachios into cookies.
Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes before removing to wire racks. Yield: about 9 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 147 calories, 8 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 21 mg cholesterol, 98 mg sodium, 17 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Pistachio Chip Cookies in Taste of Home December/January 1996, p65