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Pistachio chocolate chip cookie surrounded by many other cookies.

Pistachio Chocolate Chip Cookies

Author: Gail Ng
Thick and chunky pistachio chocolate chip cookies loaded full of dark chocolate and crunchy pistachios. They're made with browned butter so they have a hint of caramelized flavour. No mixer or chilling needed!
5 from 9 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 42 minutes
Yield 10 cookies
Category Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g unsalted butter, cubed
  • 150 g all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 100 g granulated sugar
  • 50 g brown sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 50 g dark chocolate or chocolate chips, roughly chopped + extra for topping
  • 50 g shelled pistachios, roughly chopped + extra for topping
  • flaky salt, for sprinkling

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a small pot, heat butter on medium heat, stirring frequently. The melted butter will bubble up and the milk solids will separate out. Once the milk solids turn a toasted dark brown colour and the butter smells nutty, remove from heat and pour 115g of the browned butter into a large mixing bowl and set aside to cool down.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • To the bowl of browned butter, add granulated sugar and brown sugar. Whisk until combined. Add the egg and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth and creamy.
  • Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and fold together with a spatula until some flour patches remain.
  • Add the chopped chocolate or chocolate chips and pistachios. Finish folding together until just combined.
  • Use a large cookie scooper and scoop out the cookie dough. Release them onto your lined baking sheet, leaving about 2" in between each dough ball.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges just barely begin to brown. About 2 minutes before they're finished baking, press a few chocolate chunks into the tops of the cookies (optional).
  • Once out of the oven, sprinkle with more pistachios and flaky salt. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely or enjoy warm!

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Notes

Browned Butter:
  • We're starting with 150g of butter and only using 115g of it in the cookie dough because the process of browning butter evaporates water from the butter.
  • Everyone's butter has different levels of water content so we're adding a fixed amount of browned butter to the recipe to account for this variation.
  • If you end up with less than 115g of browned butter, top it up with new butter while it's still warm to make it reach 115g in total.

Nutrition

Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 203mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 421IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg
Keywords pistachio chocolate chip cookies, pistachio chocolate chunk cookies, pistachio cookies, pistachip dark chocolate cookies
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