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Pistachio Cookies (Easy, Gluten-Free, Chocolate Chip)

Gentle Tummy
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Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, add 1/3 cup room temperature butter and 3/4 cup cane sugar. Beat until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Add 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, then mix until well combined.
  • If you'd like to enhance the natural green color of the cookies, you can add a small amount of natural coloring at this stage. Add either 1/4 teaspoon spirulina powder or 1/2 teaspoon matcha powder and blend until smooth. Alternatively, you can use a few drops of natural food coloring.
  • Add the 1-1/4 cups almond flour, 2/3 cup gluten-free flour blend (or 1/2 cup all-purpose flour if not making gluten-free), 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Gradually add this mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined into a fluffy cookie dough.
    Finely chop 1/2 cup pistachios and fold them into the dough along with 1 cup chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
  • Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop rounded portions of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake in the preheated oven for 9-10 minutes, until the edges are just set but the centers still look slightly underdone. The cookies will continue to firm up as they cool.
    Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. They will solidify as they cool, creating that perfect soft and chewy texture.

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Notes

Room temperature ingredients: Make sure your butter and egg are at room temperature for the fluffiest cookie dough.
Don't overmix the dough: Once you add the flour mixture, mix just until combined to keep the cookies tender and soft.
Watch the baking time carefully: These cookies are best when slightly underbaked (9-10 minutes) as they continue cooking on the hot cookie sheet after removal from the oven.
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