These Soft and Crumbly Pistachio Cookie

Adapted from my Snowball Cookies, these soft and crumbly Pistachio Cookies are made from REAL pistachios and topped with brown butter icing. The cookie dough is made from 6 easy ingredients and requires just 1 mixing bowl. There’s only 30 minutes of cookie dough chilling needed, making this a quick cookie recipe.

I call these pistachio drop cookies because they’re little drops of heaven! This is an easy cookie recipe prepared in 1 bowl with just 6 ingredients. Instead of artificial pistachio pudding mix, flavor these pistachio cookies with real pistachios and almond extract. Brown butter icing is optional, but it’s delicious and worth the extra few minutes!

Do you ever catch the baking itch, but don’t know what to make next? Try a pistachio dessert. Seriously! I bake pistachio desserts whenever March rolls around because spring excitement calls for something fresh. And the pastel green hue is a lovely bonus!

Last year, I shared my favorite Pistachio Cake and Pistachio Chocolate Chunk Cookies. And I always make Pistachio Cupcakes this time of year. I love creating unique desserts with this underrated nut; pistachios are meant for sugar!

Why You Need to Bake Pistachio Cookies Now

Let us count the ways!

• 1 bowl recipe
• Astoundingly easy to make
• Only 6 ingredients
• Only 30 minutes chill time
• Bite-sized & adorable
• Crumbly & soft
• Made with real pistachios
• Topped with brown butter icing

Real Pistachio Flavor

These pistachio cookies are adapted from my beloved Snowball Cookies, a classic Christmas cookie recipe. I use toasted pecans in my snowballs recipe, but today we’re using pistachios and almond extract. I love using real flavors in pistachio desserts. Did you know that most pistachio cookies rely on artificial pistachio pudding mixes? The pudding mixes are great, but I love baking from scratch when I can. And I know you do too.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (130g) salted or unsalted pistachios (see note)
• 1 cup (2 sticks; 230g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 3/4 cup (90g) confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 and 1/4 cups (281g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
• optional: 1-2 drops green food coloring (I used 1 drop of gel)
• Brown Butter Icing (Optional)
• 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp; 60g) unsalted butter
• 1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar
• 2 Tablespoons (30ml) milk or heavy cream
• 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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