Pistachio Butter Sandwich Cookies Recipes

PISTACHIO BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• For the cookies: In a high-powered food processor, blend the pistachios and almonds until spreadable, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove 1/4 cup (64g) of the mixture and set aside for the filling. To the food processor, add the salt, lemon zest, almond extract and granulated sugar and blend together. Add the egg and blend to combine. Scoop out 16 tablespoon-size balls and roll in granulated sugar. Flatten, place on a baking sheet 1 inch apart and bake for 12 minutes (they'll still be very soft but they'll firm up as they cool). Let cool on the pans for 10 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the filling: In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, blend together the butter and reserved pistachio-almond butter. Add the powdered sugar and blend to combine. Add the salt, vanilla extract, almond extract and lemon zest. Fill a piping bag with the filling and pipe in the centers of half of the cooled cookies. Sandwich them with the other half of the cookies and then roll in sprinkles. Enjoy!

PISTACHIO-SHORTBREAD SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a food processor, process butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt until smooth. Add flour and pulse until a dough forms. Stir in pistachios. Shape dough into two 8-inch-long logs, tightly wrap in plastic, and freeze until firm, 30 minutes (or up to 1 month).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Cut dough into 1/4-inch slices and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are set and barely golden at edges, 10 to 15 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.
• Spread 1/2 teaspoon jam on bottoms of half the cookies, then sandwich with remaining cookies. Store in airtight containers, up to 1 week.

THE ONLY BASIC PISTACHIO BUTTER RECIPE YOU'LL EVER NEED

Steps:

• Place pistachios, salt, and honey (if using) into a blender. Starting on lowest speed, blend mixture until crumbly, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Increase speed and blend about 3 to 4 minutes until smooth and creamy, scraping down sides with a rubber spatula as needed.
• Use the rubber spatula to scoop pistachio butter into an airtight container. Keep refrigerated.

PISTACHIO SHORTBREAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pistachios., Preheat oven to 300°. On a surface sprinkled with confectioners' sugar, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. fluted round cookie cutter dusted with confectioners' sugar. Place cookies 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges begin to brown, 18-20 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Spread preserves on bottoms of half of the cookies; cover with remaining cookies. If desired, combine confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Drizzle over cookies.

PISTACHIO BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Pour 1/2 cup of the pistachios into a food processor and process until finely ground. With the motor running, start pouring in 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil in a thin stream through the food processor's opening, stopping when the ground pistachios turn into a paste, and adding more oil if needed. Scrape the pistachio butter into a bowl.
• Coarsely chop the remaining 1/4 cup of pistachios.
• With an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a hand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar on medium speed until incorporated. Beat on high spread until very smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. On medium speed, beat in the egg yolk and vanilla until well blended, scraping down the sides of the bowl if necessary. Beat in the pistachio butter until thoroughly blended.
• In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and baking soda. With the electric mixer on low speed, slowly add the dry ingredients to the pistachio butter mixture until there are no patches of flour. Add the chopped pistachios and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Divide the dough in two. Transfer half the cookie dough to a large sheet of plastic wrap on your work surface and form it into a 7-inch log, using the plastic wrap to help roll and shape it. Wrap it in plastic wrap, twist the ends, and refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until firm. Repeat with the other half of the dough.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and position a rack in the middle of the oven.
• When the logs are firm, set them back on your work surface, and use a sharp knife to cut the dough into 1/2-inch pieces. (You should have about two dozen.) Set as many of the cookies as you intend to bake about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the baking sheet front to back halfway through cooking, until they are lightly golden and the edges have started to darken.
• Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer to a rack to finish cooling.
• Put the remaining cookies on a second baking sheet and transfer it to the freezer.
• Freeze the cookies for at least an hour, until they are hard. Remove the baking sheet from the freezer and put the cookies in a freezer-safe heavy-duty resealable plastic bag, rolling out the excess air before you seal it. Return to the freezer and store for up to 3 months. Bake the frozen cookies for 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly golden.

CHOCOLATE & PISTACHIO SHORTBREAD SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, and salt and set aside.
• Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together the sugar and butter in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar. Mix on low - medium speed until a dough forms. Remove the dough from the bowl, wrap in cling room and chill for 10 - 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and optional beetroot powder. Set aside.
• Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream together the sugar and butter in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the pistachio extract and mix on low - medium speed until incorporated.
• Add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar. Mix on low - medium speed until a dough forms. Remove the dough from the bowl and shape into a small, flattened rectangle. Wrap in cling room and chill for 10 - 15 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, aluminum foil, or a silicon baking mat. You will need more than 1 baking sheet or you will need to reuse the same baking sheet in order to fit all the cookies.
• Shaping the cookies - remove one block of dough from the fridge and set on a lightly floured surface. Flour your rolling pin and roll out the dough until about 1/8'' thick. You may have to periodically dust the surface of the dough with flour to prevent sticking. Use a 2'' cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Use a smaller cookie cutter to cut a small shape out of half the cookies. Set cookies on your prepared baking sheet, about 1/2'' apart. Re-roll the scraps of the dough and repeat until all of the dough is used up. Repeat with the other block of dough. Chill cookies for 15 - 20 minutes in the refrigerator.Each block of dough should yield 15 - 16 cookies.
• Remove from refrigerator and bake for 9 to 10 minutes on the middle rack of the oven until crisp. Do not bake multiple sheets of cookies on different levels of the oven at the same time - this will lead to uneven baking. Let cookies cool completely before filling.
• Pipe or spread a ring of chocolate ganache around the edge of cookie that does not have a cut-out. Spoon a tsp of strawberry jam in the center. Sandwich with another cookie of the opposite flavor that does have a cut-out. So if you start with a chocolate cookie, then you want to sandwich it with a pistachio cookie.
• Repeat until all cookie sandwiches are made. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator

PISTACHIO LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and salt until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla and almond extracts. Gradually mix in the flour until combined.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. (Alternatively, you can divide it in half, wrap it in plastic wrap and refrigerate it for up to 2 days before proceeding to the next step.) Roll out the dough until it's 3/16 inch thick. Cut out twelve 3-inch circles using a cookie or biscuit cutter. Use a 3/4- to 1-inch-wide star cookie cutter or smaller circle to cut out a hole in the center. Place the cookies on one of the prepared baking sheets. Reroll the dough and cutouts and punch out 12 more 3-inch circles. Place the circles on the second baking sheet.
• Bake the cookies until set but still pale, about 10 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• In a double boiler, melt the white chocolate chips. Stir in the pistachios and a drop of green food coloring, if desired.
• Once the cookies are cool, spread a thick layer of the white chocolate in the center of a cookie and then squish into a sandwich with one of the cutout cookies. Sprinkle the center with additional pistachios and/or sprinkles, if using. Repeat with the remaining cookies. Let stand at room temperature or in the fridge until set, about 5 minutes.

PISTACHIO BROWN BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small heavy saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add bay leaves; heat until golden brown, 5-7 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Transfer to a large bowl; discard bay leaves. Cool completely until butter is solid., Add 1 cup confectioners' sugar to butter; cream until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolks and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually beat flour into creamed mixture; stir in 1/2 cup pistachios. Cover and refrigerate until firm enough to roll, about 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into 1-1/2-in. diamonds. Place 2 in. apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until edges just begin to brown, 12-15 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For glaze, mix water, remaining 2 cups confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla; stir until smooth. Dip cookies in glaze, allowing excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; sprinkle with sea salt and remaining pistachios. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.