Double Chocolate Pistachio Cookies Recipes

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PISTACHIO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter and chocolate in double boiler set over, but not touching, simmering water. Stir until smooth.
• Sift together cocoa, flour, baking powder, and salt. In electric mixer, beat sugar and eggs on medium speed until lightened. Add vanilla. On low speed, add chocolate mixture, then flour mixture. Stir in nuts and raisins. Dough will be soft.
• Turn dough out onto lightly floured surface. Form two 9-inch-long-by-3 1/2-inch-wide logs on parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake until dough sets, 30 minutes. Cool 15 minutes. Reduce oven to 275 degrees. Cut dough on diagonal into 1/2-inch slices; place cut side down on baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes. Turn over; bake 20 minutes, until slightly dry. Let cool on wire rack. Store in airtight container.

CHOCOLATE PISTACHIO BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder and cinnamon; add to creamed mixture and mix well (dough will be sticky). Stir in chocolate chips, pistachios and cranberries., Divide dough into 4 portions. On ungreased baking sheets, shape portions into 10x2-1/2-in. rectangles. Sprinkle with remaining sugar. Bake 20-25 minutes or until set. Carefully remove to wire racks; cool 5 minutes. , Transfer to a cutting board; cut each rectangle into 10 slices. Place cut side down on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 5-8 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Store in an airtight container.

ULTIMATE DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt chocolate over a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring occasionally until smooth. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream butter with white sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in coffee crystals and vanilla until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the dry ingredients just until everything comes together. Cover, and let stand for 35 minutes so the chocolate can set up.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into walnut sized balls, or drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies will be set, but the centers will still be very soft because of the chocolate. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE PISTACHIO COOKIES

Steps:

• Stir pistachios, flax seed, cocoa powder, and coffee beans together in a bowl.
• Blend figs, dates, cinnamon, agave nectar, and strawberry together in a food processor until thoroughly combined.
• Stir fruit mixture into pistachio mixture; mix to form a workable dough.
• Divide dough in half and pat each half into a flat cookie shape. Place cookies on a plate and refrigerate for 1 hour, flipping cookies after 30 minutes.

CRANBERRY PISTACHIO CHOCOLATE BISCOTTI RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, sift the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir in the orange zest, cranberries, and pistachios until combined.
• Whisk together the eggs and vanilla in a separate bowl.
• Add the eggs to the bowl of dry ingredients and stir until blended. Use hands as necessary to bring the dough together, mixing until no more dry flour remains.
• On a lightly floured surface, turn out the dough and divide it in half. Shape each half into a log roughly 12 inches long and 2 inches wide. Place the logs about 4 inches apart on one of the baking sheets.
• Bake the logs for 30 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through. When done, the logs should be risen and slightly firm. (They will still be a little soft in the center and that's ok.)
• Slide the logs, still on the parchment, onto a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. The logs should still be warm and a little soft. Do not let the logs cool for longer or they become too crisp and brittle to slice neatly.
• Transfer the logs to a cutting board. Use a serrated knife to cut the logs into slices roughly ½-inch thick - cut at a right angle for small biscotti or at a sharp angle for larger biscotti.
• Transfer the biscotti to the baking sheets. Arrange the cookies close together but without touching.
• Bake for 8 minutes. Turn the slices over and continue baking for 5 to 6 minutes longer or until the biscotti are firm and dry. Cool on a wire rack.
• The finished biscotti will keep for 2 weeks in an airtight container. The baked cookies will also freeze well for up to 3 months.