Chocolate Drizzled Italian Pistachio Cookies Recipe

Chocolate Pistachio Cookies on a white plate.

5 from 8 votes

Chocolate Drizzled Italian Pistachio Cookies Recipe

This Pistachio Cookies Recipe with Chocolate Drizzle is so easy to make using a pudding mix. The mascarpone cheese gives it a nice soft texture and the chocolate drizzle adds the extra holiday touch.

Prep Time10

Cook Time15

Total Time25

Course: Christmas cookies, Dessert

Cuisine: American-Italian

Servings:

Calories: 126kcal

Author: Marisa Franca @ All Our Way

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup Butter (8 ounces) 2 sticks, softened and cut into pats)
8 ounces Mascarpone cheese
¾ cup Sugar (150 grams)
1 Large egg
1-½ teaspoons Vanilla extract (6-½ grams)
2-¼ cups All-purpose flour (10 ounces)
1 teaspoon Aluminum-free baking powder( ⅛ ounce)
½ teaspoon Salt (⅛ ounce)
3.4 ounce Package Pistachio Pudding Mix Use regular but may use instant.
½ cup Pistachios (3 ounces)
Few drops green food coloring Optional
½ cup Milk Chocolate morsels For drizzling on cookies

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350℉.
Cream butter, mascarpone cheese, and sugar in a mixer until combined.
Add egg and vanilla and beat until mixed.
Add the flour, baking powder, pistachio pudding mix and salt and mix until combined.
Stir in pistachios - the batter will be hard to stir.
Use a medium cookie scoop and place the balls on the baking tray.
Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 15 minutes, check after 12 in case your oven is heating hotter than ours. The cookies should be a little soft to the touch and slightly brown around the edges.
Let the cookies rest on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to the wire rack.

Dipping Chocolate

Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl or the top of a double boiler set over hot, but NOT boiling, water. Stir occasionally until chocolate is almost melted. Remove from heat and stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
You may use a spoon to drizzle on the chocolate or place the melted chocolate in a plastic bag with the tip cut off. Make sure the chocolate isn't too hot.

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