Chocolate Pistachio Cut Out Cookies are delicious chocolate cookies dipped in chocolate and edged with pistachios.
These Chocolate Pistachio Cut Outs look gorgeous on a cookie platter! They look great with any cookie cutters that are symmetrical- hearts and Christmas trees work well. You can even cut them into circles or squares.
🛒 Ingredients Needed:
- salted butter
- brown sugar
- vanilla extract
- egg
- all purpose flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- chopped pistachios
- semisweet chocolate (chips or chopped chocolate)
- shortening
✏️ How to make Chocolate Pistachio Cut Out Cookies:
*The complete, printable recipe is in the recipe card at the end of this post.
- Combine the butter and sugar in a saucepan; heat and stir until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove the pan from heat and stir in the vanilla. Cool for 15 minutes.
- Whisk in the egg, flour and cocoa, then the ¾ cup of pistachios. Cover and chill for 30 minutes, or until easy to handle.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. On a floured surface, roll the dough to ¼ inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch hearts, trees or any other symmetrical shape. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet until firm, about 9 minutes. Cool.
- Melt the chocolate and shortening in a small pan (or Pyrex container in microwave) and stir until smooth. Dip half of each heart in mixture. Edge with ground pistachios.
Place the dipped cookies on waxed paper until the chocolate sets completely.
➡️ Recipe Tips and Substitutions:bc
- When melting the chocolate and shortening in the microwave, cook for 30 seconds, take out and stir, cook a little more, stir until nice and smooth for dipping.
- White chocolate may be used in place of semisweet chocolate.
- Almonds may be substituted for pistachios.
- Try edging the chocolate in sprinkles or other goodies too!
✔️ How to Store:
Store these chocolate pistachio cut out cookies in a covered container with sheets of waxed paper dividing the layers so they don’t stick together. They also freeze well. Freeze in the same manner (waxed paper dividing the layers in a sealed container) for up to 3 months.
What I Love About This Recipe:
- These are such a cute cookie for gifting.
- The cookies are a chocolate shortbread type of cookie, and they look so pretty dunked halfway in chocolate. That makes them perfect for displaying on holiday cookie platters.
- I enjoy almonds, so I love that you can use almonds in place of pistachios!
Favorite Holiday Cookie Recipes:
Chocolate Pistachio Cut Out Cookies
These delicious chocolate cookies are dipped in chocolate and edged with pistachios.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter
- ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2¼ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ cup finely chopped pistachios
- ¾ cup chopped semi-sweet chocolate (or chips)
- 1 tablespoon shortening
- ¼ cup very finely chopped pistachios
Instructions
- Combine the butter and sugar in a saucepan; heat and stir until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Remove the pan from heat and stir in the vanilla. Cool for 15 minutes.
- Whisk in the egg, flour and cocoa, then the ¾ cup of pistachios. Cover and chill for 30 minutes, or until easy to handle.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. On a floured surface, roll the dough to ¼ inch thickness. Cut into 2-inch hearts, trees or any other symmetrical shape. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet until firm, about 9 minutes. Cool.
- Melt the chocolate and shortening in a small pan (or Pyrex container in microwave) and stir until smooth. Dip half of each heart in mixture. Edge with ground pistachios. Place the dipped cookies on waxed paper until the chocolate sets completely. Store in a covered container with sheets of waxed paper dividing layers (they also freeze well).
Notes
- When melting chocolate and shortening in microwave, cook for 30 seconds, take out and stir, cook a little more, stir until nice and smooth for dipping.
- Almonds may be substituted for the pistachios, if you’d like.
- Try dipping in sprinkles or other goodies too!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 111kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 15mg, Sodium: 35mg, Potassium: 75mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 4g, Vitamin A: 146IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 12mg, Iron: 1mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
