Lemon Pistachio Pretzel Cookies Recipes

LEMON BASIL COOKIES WITH PISTACHIOS

Steps:

• Beat butter on medium using an electric mixer untilfluffy; add 3/4 cup sugar,beat well.
• Add egg, lemon rind, lemon juice, and minced basil, beat until blended.
• Mix together flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to the butter mixture, beating until blended.
• Cover and chill 1 hour.
• Mix together nuts and the 3 Tbsp sugar.
• Roll dough into small balls (about 1" diameter), then roll each ball into the nut sugar mixture.
• Place onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Flatten each cookie using the bottom of a glass (if dough sticks to glass, dip it into some extra sugar first).
• Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for about 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Allow to cool on wire racks.

LEMON AND PISTACHIO COOKIES

Steps:

• preheat oven to 180*c grease a baking tray
• sieve flour, cornflour, baking powder n salt in a bowl.
• add butter n mix with fingertips till mixture resembles bread crumbs.
• add sugar lemon rind n mix.
• add milk n mix into a dough
• roll into a cylinder n refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• cut into half inch thick roundels n press slightly with palms n press each cookie in the coarsely ground pistachios.
• place the cookie the pistachio side up on the baking tray leaving sufficient space between each cookie.
• bake for 20 minutes.
• cool on a wire rack n store in an airtight container.