Cranberry Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies Food

PISTACHIO CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, oil and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the cereal, oats, cranberries and pistachios., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

RASPBERRY PISTACHIO THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Add pistachios; mix well., Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with your thumb; fill each with 1/2 teaspoon jam., Bake until bottoms are light brown, 13-16 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. If desired, dust with additional confectioners' sugar.

PISTACHIO & CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix the butter, sugar and vanilla extract with a wooden spoon. stir in the flour, then tip in the pistachios and cranberries - you might need to get your hands in at this stage to bring the mix together as a dough. Halve the dough and shape each half into a log about 5cm across. Wrap in cling film, then chill for 1 hr or freeze for up to 3 months.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. slice the logs into 1cm-thick rounds, place on a baking tray lined with baking parchment and bake for 12-15 mins. Cool completely on the tray.

CRANBERRY-PISTACHIO THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and orange zest. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in 1 cup cranberries and 3/4 cup pistachios., Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Bake until edges are light brown, 9-11 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over baking chips; stir with a whisk until smooth. Cool to room temperature, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate, covered, until thickened., Spoon cream mixture onto cookies; sprinkle with remaining pistachios and cranberries. Refrigerate leftovers., Freeze option: Freeze undecorated cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw cookies in covered containers; decorate as directed.

PISTACHIO THUMBPRINTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour and dry pudding mix; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips., Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in nuts. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets; make a thumbprint in center of cookie. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool. , For filling, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Spoon into center of cooled cookies. , For glaze, if desired, melt chocolate chips and shortening; drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set.

PISTACHIO THUMBPRINT (KINDA SORTA) COOKIES

Steps:

• Place the pistachios in the bowl of a food processor and grind until finely ground, stopping before it turns into butter. Set aside.
• Combine butter and sugar in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add almond extract and mix in well. Add 3 tablespoons ground pistachios, flour, and salt; mix until the dough comes together.
• Place dough on a piece of plastic wrap that has been sprinkled with flour. Wrap up and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine egg and water in a bowl and beat with a fork. Place remaining ground pistachios in a separate bowl. Shape the dough into 12 equal balls. Roll in the beaten egg and then in the ground pistachios. Set balls 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Make an indentation in the middle of each ball with your thumb or the handle of a wooden spoon. Place 5 to 6 baking chips in each indentation.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet before removing.

PISTACHIO COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine all Ingredients in large bowl.
• Mix well with fork.
• Drop by teaspoons onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350F degrees for 10 minutes.

SHORTBREAD COOKIES WITH PISTACHIOS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Chop pistachios until finely chopped. Chop cranberries.
• Combine butter, 3/4 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl; beat until fluffy. Mix in pistachios, cranberries, cornstarch, and orange zest until well combined.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Poke the center of each ball with a floured finger until it makes a deep dimple. Fill with about 1/4 teaspoon cranberry sauce. Chill the cookies for about 20 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Transfer chilled cookies to a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
• Working in batches, bake cookies in the preheated oven, one sheet at a time, until the edges begin to turn light brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining batches.
• Roll in powdered sugar just before serving, if desired.

PISTACHIO THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until pale and fluffy.
• Add flour and salt and mix until combined.
• Form into ball, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in fridge 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Divide dough into 24 pieces and roll between palms to make small, round balls.
• Whisk egg white lightly until foamy.
• Dip balls in egg white, roll in pistachios and place on baking sheet.
• Make indentation in centre of each cookie with your thumb.
• Bake 5 minutes.
• Remove from oven and re-indent centre.
• Return to oven and bake another 8 minutes until just slightly browned.
• Remove from oven and while still warm, add 1/2 teaspoon jam to centre of each cookie.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Note: 1 1/2 cup in-shell pistachios equals 3/4 cup shelled.

PISTACHIO THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar on high speed until smooth, about 4 minutes.
• Add egg and extracts; mix well.
• In another bowl, combine flour and pudding and add to the butter mixture.
• Stir in chocolate chips.
• Shape into 1-inch balls; roll in nuts.
• Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.
• Make a thumbprint in center of each cookie and bake for 12 minutes or until golden brown on the bottom.
• Position a wire rack inside a large baking pan or over sheets of wax paper.
• Remove cookies from oven, place on wire rack to cool.
• To prepare filling, in a large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together butter and confectioners' sugar on high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in vanilla and milk; mix until combined and smooth.
• Spoon into center of cooled cookies.
• Leave cookies on rack to glaze.
• To prepare glaze, in microwave oven or over very low heat, melt chocolate and shortening.
• Stir until smooth, taking care not to scorch the chocolate.
• Bunch cooled cookies together on cooling rack and drizzle chocolate over them in a very thin stream, crossing back and forth over cookies to form chocolate lace.
• For simple drizzling, hold a small spoonful of chocolate about 6 inches above the rack; release a thin stream of chocolate as you move the spoon back and forth quickly over the cookies.