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Pista Shortbread Cookies

Pista Shortbread Cookies is made from the traditional shortbread cookies prepared with sugar, butter, and flour. Added pistachios to make it rich.
Prep Time10 minutes
Bake Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: British
Servings: 25 cookies
Calories: 85kcal

Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml

Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • ½ cup Milk powder
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • tsp Baking powder
  • tsp Salt
  • ½ cup Butter
  • ½ tbsp Milk
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • ¾ cup Pistachios

Instructions 

  • In a mixing bowl add in whole wheat flour.
  • Add Milk powder
  • Next add Powdered Sugar.
  • And then add Baking powder, and Salt.
  • Next add in the coarsely ground pistachios. You also also toasted pistachios if you prefer.
  • And then add soft unsalted butter.
  • Gently combine Mixing everything together. Next add milk and vanilla extract.
  • Gently roll to a soft dough.
  • Roll them to form logs. Cling wrap them and then refrigerate for 1 hour or freeze for 30 mins.
  • Remove from the fridge after freezing. Slice them into ½ inch thickness cookies.
  • You can also roll the edges with crushed pistachios. It gives a lovely crust to the cookies. Arrange in Baking tray lined with parchment paper
  • Preheat the oven at 180 Deg C for about 10 mins and then bake at 180 Deg C for about 10-12 mins. Remove it from the oven and then allow it to cool.

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Notes

The baking time may vary so check after 10 mins.
Keeps good for 1 week.
Make sure you refrigerate the cookies and then bake else it might spread.
The same recipe can be used for any nuts instead of pistachios

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 85kcal | Carbohydrates: 9.7g | Protein: 1.9g | Fat: 4.6g | Saturated Fat: 2.4g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 25mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 5.4g | Calcium: 37mg
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