PISTACHIO THUMBPRINT (KINDA SORTA) COOKIES

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I was aiming for a beautifully rounded thumbprint cookie with a small indentation filled with melted salted caramel baking chips... you know, those picture-perfect cookies that you see on social media that make you want to make them! Well, these didn't turn out how I intended, but they are delicious!

Provided by Kim's Cooking Now

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Nut Cookie Recipes     Pistachio

Time 1h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 9

½ cup roasted and salted shelled pistachios, divided
½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
⅓ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon almond extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 large egg
1 tablespoon water
½ cup salted caramel baking chips

Steps:

  • Place the pistachios in the bowl of a food processor and grind until finely ground, stopping before it turns into butter. Set aside.
  • Combine butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add almond extract and mix in well. Add 3 tablespoons ground pistachios, flour, and salt; mix until the dough comes together.
  • Place dough on a piece of plastic wrap that has been sprinkled with flour. Wrap up and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Combine egg and water in a bowl and beat with a fork. Place remaining ground pistachios in a separate bowl. Shape the dough into 12 equal balls. Roll in the beaten egg and then in the ground pistachios. Set balls 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • Make an indentation in the middle of each ball with your thumb or the handle of a wooden spoon. Place 5 to 6 baking chips in each indentation.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet before removing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 204.4 calories, Carbohydrate 19.5 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 12.7 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 50.3 mg, Sugar 10.6 g

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