Description
Delightful Pistachio Pudding Cookies merge classic bakery sweetness with nutty Mediterranean charm. Pistachios and pudding mix create rich, chewy treats perfect for sharing with friends and family.
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 1 package (3.4 oz/96 g) pistachio instant pudding mix
- 2 ¼ cups (280 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (150 g) white chocolate chips
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar, packed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup (60 g) chopped pistachios (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare Station: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper for seamless cookie removal.
- Create Base: Whip butter and sugar until achieving a luxurious, cloud-like consistency with a creamy pale appearance, then blend in pistachio pudding mix until thoroughly incorporated.
- Build Dough: Introduce eggs to the mixture, mixing until smooth, then gradually fold in flour, creating a uniform dough that holds together effortlessly.
- Enhance Texture: Gently fold chopped pistachios and white chocolate chips throughout the dough, ensuring an even distribution of nutty and sweet elements.
- Shape Cookies: Portion dough into rounded tablespoons on prepared baking sheets, positioning each cookie with ample spacing to allow natural spreading during baking.
- Bake to Perfection: Slide trays into the preheated oven and bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for delicate golden edges that indicate optimal doneness.
- Finishing Touch: Remove from oven and let cookies rest on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack for complete cooling, allowing them to develop a tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
Notes
Manage Butter Temperature: Ensure butter is softened but not melted to achieve the perfect creamy base for uniform cookie texture and consistent spreading.
Prevent Overworking Dough: Mix ingredients just until combined to avoid tough, dense cookies and maintain a delicate, tender crumb structure.
Customize Nut Preferences: Swap pistachios with alternative nuts like almonds or pecans for personalized flavor profiles while maintaining the recipe’s core technique.
Watch Baking Time Carefully: Check cookies at 10 minutes since ovens vary; golden edges indicate doneness without risking dry, hard cookies that lose their soft, delectable character.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg