Cream Cheese Pistachio Cookies
These cream cheese pistachio cookies are surprisingly amazing! They have the right amount of pistachio flavor, and have the perfect, melt in your mouth consistency.
When you think of a cookie, you don’t really think “pistachio”. When you think of pistachio, you don’t think “cookie”, for me at least.
These cream cheese pistachio cookies gave me a whole new perspective towards cookies, and pistachios! My husband is a perfect example. He was never a fan of pistachio flavored anything. He only liked eating the actual pistachios for a snack. I recently had a pistachio muffin, and he tried a bite and liked it. Well, he tried one of these cookies, and he loved them!
You don’t have to be a huge pistachio fan to enjoy or love these cookies. They have way more to offer than just the pistachio flavor!
If you like pistachios, pistachio ice cream, muffins, etc…you will love these cookies!
With chopped pistachios, and pistachio pudding mix, they have the perfect pistachio flavor. And the cream cheese gives them the best dense and moist consistency. They are the perfect little cookie dumplings!
Look at that beautiful, perfect pistachio green color!
There is a piece of pistachio in every single bite.
The recipe that I followed said to not use salted pistachios…but I did, and Im glad I did, because it gave the cookies an awesome sweet and savory taste!
To some of you, the color may be a huge turn off. I get it…green is never really the best color for any food item. I usually think of “green eggs and ham” or grass? But you have to just think you yourself, “pistachios, pistachios, pistachios”.
Even though these cookies can be stored in a container at room temperature, I bet they would be amazing chilled! Especially for the summer time.
Make sure to check out my recipe for The Best Peanut Butter Cookies! https://thehungrylyoness.com/recipe/the-best-peanut-butter-cookies/
Cream Cheese Pistachio Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Egg, room temperature
- 1 TSP Baking Powder
- 2 1/4 Cups Flour
- 3.4 OZ. Package of Pistachio Pudding Mix
- 1/2 TSP Salt
- 1 1/2 TSP Vanilla Extract
- 3/4 Cups Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Pistachios, chopped
- 8 OZ. Cream Cheese, softened
- 1/2 Cup Butter, softened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In large mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese, butter and sugar using a hand held mixer. Mix until combined, and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
- Add flour, baking powder, pudding mix and salt. Mix until everything is well combined. The dough will get thick and tough.
- Add chopped pistachios and mixx in until they are well combined.
- On a large baking sheet that's been lined or sprayed with non stick spray, drop a small ice cream scope full of dough. Or a tablespoon size scoop.
- They don't spread out a lot, so it's ok to put them somewhat close together.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, or until the edges start to turn a golden brown.
- Enjoy!
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