I was inspired to make these cookies after visiting my favorite dessert spot in Baltimore, Pitango Gelato. I always get their pistachio flavor, and when I saw they were offering cardamom gelato, I got one scoop of each. The flavors paired wonderfully together. And these cookies are equally fabulous. The cookie is soft and chewy. The pistachio and cardamom flavors shine.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces butter, room temperature
- 8 ounces sugar
- 8 ounces brown sugar
- 1/3 cup pistachio nut paste
- 9 ounces pistachio flour
- 9 ounces AP flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
- vanilla
- 2 eggs + 1 yolk
Instructions
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars on high speed until light and fluffy.
- Whisk/sift the dry ingredients together.
- Turn the mixer to low and add the eggs and yolk, one at a time, scraping down the sides periodically.
- Add the pistachio paste and a splash of vanilla.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients until combined.
- Use a small scoop to portion out the cookies.
- Chill for 15 minutes (don’t skip this step!)
- Bake at 350 for 13 minutes.
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These look absolutely delicious! I have been meaning to make a batch of cardamom cookies because I love the flavor. But the addition of pistachios take things to the next level! Thanks for sharing. :)
Love cardamom for its sweet taste and fragrance. I can associate it to indian cooking, never tried it on cookies
I love cardamom gelato. Now if I can figure out how to make your cookies crispy (as opposed to chewy) I’ll be happy.
Cooking them a few minutes longer should work. You can also try chilling them for less time so the butter has more chance to spread in the oven.
Cardamom *and* pistachio! I think I’m in love. :)
I have been eager to find a new sweet recipe to try, something I’ve never tried before and viola! You post.
I’ve heard so much about cardamom but do not think I’ve even tasted it before. Pastachio is one of my favorites so it looks like I’ve found that something new I’ve been wanting to try :)
Thanks Jen! :)
oh those look great! do you think using margarine instead of butter would work just as well? I haven’t baked cookies in a while, but tis the season to start some baking ..hehe :D hubby loves pistachios, this will certainly be a treat for him as well.
I’ve never cooked/baked with margarine, but I’m sure it will work fine.
These look fabulous! I’ve never cooked with pistachio flour or pistachio paste before. Do you find them hard to work with, or is it like working with other nut flours and pastes?
Thanks! They’re very easy, I just added them in with the other ingredients.
Definitely have to try these!
I love this idea, i am so into alternate flours, and those tastes would be gorgeous together.. this is a goodie! c
Two awesome ingredients. One great cookie.
Having just tried my own cardamom cookie experiment with great success, I’m excited about giving another cardamom cookie recipe a try. Thanks for sharing the links to the pistachio paste and flour as well – never heard of them so it will be fun to work with them.
~Emilie~
Saw your post on Facebook… had to visit to see/read the bigger picture! I can almost taste it. Do you deliver? :-)
I love anything with pistachios! Great recipe!
Definitly looks interesting. As a child, my mom tried to make us this Cardamom bread. I’m not sure if she put too much cardamom in, or what, but we all hated it… so my sister and i dumped the whole jar down the disposal! :/ (Little did i realize how expensive spices are). I’ve always been curious to try cardamom again- wondering if I was just a child and now my tastebuds have changed? I am highly tempted to try these. I love pistachio! Thanks for posting!
Your blog and recipes are beautiful :) Thanks for the like!
Oooh these sound delish! I have a recipe for a pistachio/cardamom/lime cake, and the flavours are a great combination, so I’ll have to try these cookies. I’ll just have to try and find pistachio paste and pistachio flour now…
I love cardamom and these look so delicious!
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In the name of cardamom, THANK YOU. Cardamom is all too often overlooked, and this combination sounds like it would make an excellent cookie. I can just imagine the smell as they back, fresh coffee brewing and home made, creamy, vanilla ice-cream at the ready to eat with a fresh-from-the-oven cookie.
Well, that my was my day-dream and about as much of a lunch break that I have time for today. Thank you for indulging me!
Oh geez, these sound heavenly! I love anything with pistachios and these cookies might become a new favorite :) Do you think Earth Balance would work in place of the butter? I’m not opposed to using butter, it’s just I’m out of it at the moment and I want to make the cookies right now!!!
P.S. I’ve never had pistachio gelato but I think that sounds delightful. Was it green?
The gelato is in fact green, and amazingly decadent. You can use Earth Balance, but do you have the pistachio flour and paste on hand? I will be quite impressed if you do!
these are so pretty. I LOVE cardamom.
I wouldn’t know where to get pistachio flour but I would like to have a little pile of these cookies to nibble on. :)
I linked them to online stores to help with that :)
I luv it! i’m a sucker for cardamom!
They sound delicious. I bet your kitchen smelt amazing whilst these were baking away!
No, no no, margarine gives a VERY different texture. It has too much water and the fats behave differently.
I’ve never understood the point of margarine. Maybe butter isn’t the healthiest but margarine is all chemicals.
I am definitely going to have to make these for my husband. Pistachios are his favorite and he’s had a slight obsession with cardamom lately.
We can’t get pistachio paste here on the other hemisphere :( Well I have never seen it before anyway. Do you think you can make it by processing pistachios until the oils release and it become a paste? Perhaps I will experiment. Haha, ew margarine. Thanks for the recipe :)
Have you tried searching online stores to see if any of them ship to NZ? I think you can absolutely make the paste. The one I used is very sweet so you may have to adjust the sweetness of the recipe if you make it from scratch.
Oh oh oh! This reminds me of a cookie (shaped like a ball) that my Indian coworkers share with me sometimes — I can barely pronounce, let alone spell, its name, though! Anyways, this reminds me of that Indian treat — pistachio, cardamom, yum!
these look delicious! I love the pistachio/ cardamom flavor so much- in fact, I make a recipe for olive oil, pistachio & cardamom granola that is so good! You should definitely try it
http://emilyspieceofcake.com/2011/06/25/granola-now-with-pictures/
This sounds delicious. I could make the paste in my food processor, wouldn’t you agree? I will have to find pistachio flour in Green Bay WI. If I can do that I will bake these. Yummy!
You should be able to make the paste, but you’ll probably want to adjust the sweetness in the recipe. My pistachio paste is very sweet.
Oh my, I’m making these for Christmas. They look amazing!
These look amazing! I’ll definitely try them out :)