Chocolate Orange Pistachio Cookies
 
 
Chocolate cookies with an added bonus of pistachios and orange zest.
Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 6 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch process cocoa
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sugar plus 2 tablespoons
  • 2 tablespoons pistachios, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest
  • 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup pistachios, roughly chopped
  • ⅓ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  2. In another small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 tablespoon orange zest, and 2 tablespoons finely chopped pistachios. Set aside.
  3. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth, about 3 minutes.
  4. Add the egg, vanilla, and the remaining tablespoon of orange zest, beat well.
  5. Add in the dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
  6. Stir in the chocolate chips and roughly chopped pistachios.
  7. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
  8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  9. When chilled, roll the dough into balls (about a heaping teaspoon). Then press the balls into the sugar/zest/pistachio mixture. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet with a few inches in between.
  10. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool the cookies on the sheet for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
The dough can get pretty sticky and messy when rolling into balls. I recommend keeping the dough in the refrigerator and pulling it out and rolling it one-third at a time.
Recipe by Just J.Faye at https://www.justjfaye.com/2014/07/19/chocolate-orange-pistachio-cookies/