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Crispy Dark Chocolate Pistachio Cookies

These cookies are the perfect quick recipe to throw together on a cold January evening to warm you up. Pistachios are toasted in nutty brown butter, and then mixed with key flavors like brown sugar, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, and plenty of dark chocolate. These cookies have a buttery flavor and a nice chew, spotted with melty puddles of chocolate.
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 10 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • cup raw pistachios
  • ½ cup salted butter
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons honey
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • teaspoon pistachio extract or almond
  • 1 Tablespoon milk
  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 4 ounces dark chocolate roughly chopped
  • flakey sea salt for topping

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat. Set aside.
  2. In a food processor, pulse the pistachios until mostly broken up. There should still be some small chunks and it shouldn't be as fine as almond flour. Set aside.
  3. In a medium sized saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Once melted, it will begin to sizzle. Keep cooking, stirring frequently, until you see brown specks. As soon as you do, add the ground up pistachios. Keep cooking, stirring frequently, until the nuts begin to toast and brown, roughly 2 more minutes. Pour the mixture into a large heat safe mixing bowl. Let the mixture cool for 5 minutes before continuing.
  4. Add the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and honey to the pistachio mixture, and whisk to combine. Add the egg yolk, vanilla, pistachio extract, and milk and whisk to combine. Sift in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, and use a spatula to fold it together. Mix in the chopped chocolate. The dough will be a little greasy.
  5. Using a cookie scoop or your hands, roll the dough into balls, roughly 1-2 Tablespoons in size. Place 3 inches apart on the previously prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are browned on the outside but just a little gooey in the center. Sprinkle with flakey sea salt and enjoy warm!
  6. Cookies stay fresh sealed in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.