pistachio cream cheese cookies
I found this recipe in the December 2013 Taste of Home Magazine and made them at Christmas. I'm still making them. A nice creamy tasting cookie.
prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
Makes 5 dozen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1 or 2 - drops green food colouring (mine needed 8 drops)
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup finely chopped pistachios
- 60 - shelled pistachios(about 1/3 cup)
How To Make pistachio cream cheese cookies
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Step 1In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in egg, lemon peel, vanilla and green food colouring.
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Step 2In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually beat into creamed mixture.
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Step 3Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a 7-1/2 inch long roll. Roll in finely chopped pistachios. Wrap each roll in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
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Step 4Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Unwrap and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch slices. Place one inch apart on an un-greased baking sheets. Press a whole pistachio into the centre of each cookie.
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Step 5Bake 9 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
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