CHOCOLATE-CHIP PISTACHIO COOKIES…& SERENDIPITY!
“Me want cookie!”
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Chocolate-chip Pistachio CookiesThis was the day after making the chocolate pistachio fudge. I was plenty inspired with the great combination of chocolate & pistachios & decided to explore it some more. Time to substitute the walnuts in my chocolate chip cookies with pistachios! Oooooooooooh…for a nut which is not quite popular or as visible as pecans or walnuts, I’m amazed at the potential it has! This cookie tasted great; very nice indeed.
I’ve also seen some great pistachio panna cottas on the net. Another delightful thing about pistachios is the visual appeal. They add a burst of colour to whatever they are added to, more so as a garnish. I’m so glad I’ve discovered these pretty nuts…
Chocolate-chip Pistachio Cookies
Ingredients:
Butter - 1/2 cup / 100gms
Brown sugar - 1/3 cup
Granular Sugar - 1/3 cup
Granular Sugar - 1/3 cup
Egg - 1
Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp
Flour - 1 cup
Wholewheat flour - 1/4 cup
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Pinch of salt
Chocolate chips - 1/2 cup
Pistachio nuts - 1/2 cup; roughly chopped up
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
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Sift flour + wholewheat flour + baking soda + salt. keep aside.
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Beat butter + sugars + egg + vanilla extract till creamy.
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Fold in sifted flour mix + chocolate chips + pistachio nuts.
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Drop spoonfuls on the sheet, with a spoon or cookie scoop, flatten gently with a fork if desired, & bake for 15 minutes/until golden brown. Push a nut into the top of each cookie.
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Leave on baking sheet for a minute & then cool on cookie rack. The cookies will continue to harden as they cool.
These tasted absolutely divine; the kids were nibbling on a couple of warm ones…& then the bell rang. Surprise, Surprise! It was the postman… he delivered a parcel from overseas, which had this exciting stuff within!
‘Serendipity soaps’ from 2 rocking soapchix, Ashley & Tiffany, all the way across 7 seas from rural Colorado! A while ago Amy @ Familia Bencomo ran a virtual competition, ‘Serendipity Bake-off’ for the ‘Most Pleasing Dessert’; the prize was sponsored by Serendipity & was not a virtual one. Marie @ Proud Italian Cook won the well deserved prize; I got honorary mention & a prize too. Woo hoo!! My entry to the event is pictured below…‘Chocolate Strawberry Cake’.
YAY!! I didn’t know I won a little something too until Miri wrote to me.
Miri is my blogpal @ Peppermill who I met & linked my part of the blogging friendship chain to. She was nice enough to drop by the other day; we had a fab time talking non-stop & munching. She blogged about it here.
Wildly lucky soaps…
Do read about the Serendipity Soapchix HERE; they are committed to local resources, they are committed to the environment, they don’t like chemicals & preservatives…& they are wildly lucky!! (The soapchix ladies were largehearted enough to send me 2 bars coz I had to wait for so long!! They rock!!).
“‘Serendipity‘ means luck, or good fortune, in finding something good accidentally. English author Horace Walpole coined the word serendipity in one of the 3,000 or more letters on which his literary reputation primarily rests. In a letter of January 28, 1754, Walpole says that “this discovery, indeed, is almost of that kind which I call Serendipity, a very expressive word.” Walpole formed the word on an old name for Sri Lanka, Serendip.”
I quickly mailed Amy, & the soapchix too. Amy is sold on serendipity soaps & loves them! Amy, being Amy, immediately wanted to know which the scents had come my way. She forewarned me with useful warnings about how her DH, Alfredo, LOVES these soaps, & how my DH would love ‘em too!! She is absolutely hilarious & great fun! Thanks Amy… who would think good luck, friends & joy would come by way of a combination of ’soaps & bake-offs’!! For me it’s another great combo; like chocolate & pistachios!!
Some other recipes on my blog that use pistachios:
“Serendipity is looking in a haystack for a needle and discovering a farmer’s daughter.”
Julius Comroe Jr.
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