We've all drooled watching Cedric Grolet make his famous cookies pistache (pistachio cookies) on social media. Get ready to recreate his magic with this copycat recipe! These delightful treats feature a perfectly crisp exterior and a rich, nutty pistachio center, bringing a touch of gourmet elegance to your usual cookies!
INGREDIENTS
Cookie Base
- 50g unsalted butter, softened
- 50g Peppertux Farms Unsweetened Pistachio Butter
- 60g granulated sugar
- 65g brown sugar
- Salt to taste
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 160g all-purpose flower
- 50g Peppertux Farms Original Pistachio Butter
Garnish
- 25g Peppertux Farms Unsweetened Pistachio Butter
- 1/4 cup whole shelled pistachios
- For Cedric Grolet’s original recipe, 50g caramel sauce + caramelized pistachios would be needed
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium-sized bowl, mix softened butter and Peppertux Farms Unsweetened Pistachio Butter together.
- Add in both sugars, salt and egg. Whisk until well-combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix baking soda and flour together. Sift flour mixture into the pistachio mixture.
- Gently combine and let the cookie dough sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Use a large cookie scoop and place on a baking tray, a few inches apart. Gently flatten the cookies to about 1/2 inch thick, ensuring the shape remains as a circle.
- Bake in preheated oven for 6 minutes.
- In the meantime, place Peppertux Farms Original Pistachio Butter and Unsweetened Pistachio butter in two separate piping bags.
- Take the cookies out, gently flatten them again with a spatula and insert Peppertux Farms Original Pistachio Butter throughout the cookie.
- Place the cookies back into the oven and bake for another 3 minutes.
- Garnish the cookie with Peppertux Farms Unsweetened Pistachio Butter and shelled pistachios.
- Let the cookies cool on the tray for at least 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire wrack. DIVE IN!