Similar to Mexican wedding cookies, these are light, crumbly and melt in your mouth. The pistachios give the cookie a nutty flavour and a light green colour and the cardamom provides a mild spicy flavour.
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 12 minutesminutes
Total Time: 22 minutesminutes
Servings: 48cookies
Ingredients
1cupbutter
3/4cupcastor sugar(superfine)
1egg yolk
1tbspvanilla
3/4tspcardamom
1cuppistachios
2cupsflour
1cuppowdered/icing sugar
Instructions
Grind the pistachios in a food processor until fine.
In an electric mixer cream together the butter and castor sugar until smooth and creamy. Mix in the egg yolk, vanilla and cardamom. Add the pistachios. Slowly beat in the flour until fully combined and the dough has an even consistency.
Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.