Chocolate Pistachio Fingers Food

PISTACHIO CREAM CHEESE FINGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, dry pudding mix, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Cover dough, and refrigerate for at least one hour for easier handling.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Shape teaspoonfuls of dough into finger shapes, about 1 1/2 inches long. Place cookies on prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 9 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until set and very lightly browned on bottoms. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• In small saucepan over low heat, melt together chocolate and shortening, stirring constantly until smooth and well blended. Drizzle a small amount of chocolate over each cookie. Allow the chocolate to set before storing.

CHOCOLATE PISTACHIO FINGERS

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until blended.
• 2. Add almond paste and egg yolk and beat until light and fluffy. (If the almond paste isn't breaking down grab the dough with your hand. The heat of your hand will melt the almond paste sufficiently to be able to incorporate it completely.)
• 3. Blend in flour a little at a time to make a smooth dough.
• 4. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours ( or up to 2 weeks)
• 5. Turn out onto a lightly floured board.
• 6. Divide into 8 equal pieces. ( easy way to do it. is to divide in half, then divide those again in half until you have 8 equal pieces.)
• 7. Roll each piece into a 12 inch rope, cut each rope into 2 inch lengths. Place onto parchment covered cookie sheets.
• 8. You can put these fairly close together. 1/2 an inch apart.
• 9. Bake 10 to 12 minutes at 350 degree oven until edges are light brown. The top of your cookie will still be white.
• 10. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• 11. TOPPING DIRECTIONS
• 12. Melt chocolate chips either in a double boiler or in the microwave on medium. Stirring every minute or two.
• 13. Dip both ends in the chocolate and then in the pistachios.
• 14. Place on wax paper until they cool completely.
• 15. These can be stored for up to 2 months in a cool dark place.