Pistachio Shortbread – House Beautiful

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Servings: 4 Difficulty: Advanced
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International-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Pistachio Shortbread – House Beautiful

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 Calories: 0.0

Description

This International dessert features Unsalted natural (not red 1/4 teaspoon Vanilla extract. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. dyed) pistachio nuts, 12 tb (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted -lightly toasted -butter,
  2. cut into small 1/2 c Sugar -pieces 1 lg Egg yolk 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour In a shallow baking pan in a preheated 350'F oven, toast pistachios 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned.
  3. Cool completely.
  4. Working with a few at a time, rub pistachios between your hands to remove loose pieces of hull.
  5. Set aside 1 1/2 T for decoration.
  6. In a food processor process remaining pistachios and sugar until very fine.
  7. Add egg yolk and vanilla and process until blended.
  8. Sprinkle butter over mixture and pulse until smooth.
  9. Add flour and process just until combined.
  10. Divide dough in halF RoU out each portion between sheets of waxed paper to 1/8-inch thickness, checking the underside and smoothing out any creases that
  11. form .
  12. Slide sheets onto a large tray and chill 20 minutes, or until firm but not hard.
  13. Remove 1 dough sheet from the refrigerator and
  14. peel the bottom sheet of waxed paper and replace it loosely.
  15. Turn dough over; remove and discard top layer of waxed paper.
  16. Using a 2-inch round cutter, cut out cookies.
  17. Reroll dough scraps and continue cutting until all dough is used.
  18. (If the dough becomes too soft to handle, chill again.) Repeat the process with the second dough sheet.
  19. Finely chop reserved pistachios and sprinkle lightly over the center tops of each cookie.
  20. Pat down nuts.
  21. Bake in the center of a preheated 350'F oven 9 to 11 minutes, or until golden all over.
  22. Remove from oven and let stand 2 minutes, transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
  23. Store in an airtight container up to 10 days or up to 1 month.
  24. House Beautiful Holidays 1993 Scanned & fixed by Di and Gary

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

Amount Per Serving
Calories 0.0kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.0g0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 117000.0mg4875%
Total Carbohydrate 0.0g0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g0%
Sugars 0.0g
Protein 0.0g0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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