pistachio cream cheese cookies
I found this recipe in the December 2013 Taste of Home Magazine and made them at Christmas. I'm still making them. A nice creamy tasting cookie.
yield
serving(s)
prep time
30 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For pistachio cream cheese cookies
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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3 ozcream cheese, softened
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1 1/2 cconfectioners' sugar
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1 lgegg
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3 tspgrated lemon peel
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1 or 2drops green food colouring (mine needed 8 drops)
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2 1/2 call-purpose flour
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1/2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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1/2 cfinely chopped pistachios
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60shelled pistachios(about 1/3 cup)
How To Make pistachio cream cheese cookies
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1In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in egg, lemon peel, vanilla and green food colouring.
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2In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually beat into creamed mixture.
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3Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a 7-1/2 inch long roll. Roll in finely chopped pistachios. Wrap each roll in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
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4Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Unwrap and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch slices. Place one inch apart on an un-greased baking sheets. Press a whole pistachio into the centre of each cookie.
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5Bake 9 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
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