Pistachio Cookies with White Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting

Pistachio Cookies with White Chocolate-Cream Cheese Frosting

 
Pistachios are largely neglected in the baking world, at least that’s how it seems to me. When I bake with nuts, I tend to grab the pecans or almonds or hazelnuts. But, pistachios are so good that it’s really a shame I don’t bake with them more.

These cookies remedy that at least a little bit. I started with a basic vanilla cookie and added roasted pistachios. The cookies are good all on their own. I kept them on the not-too-sweet side because I knew I wanted to frost them.

That frosting is a lovely cream cheese frosting flavored with white chocolate. Now, a couple of things about the frosting. First of all, I wanted it to be nice and sturdy on top of the cookies, so it’s nice and thick. The second thing about the frosting is to remind you that white chocolate can be challenging. Whether you use the microwave or a double boiler to melt it, just remember to go slowly. It can very quickly go from almost melted to ruined. Slow and steady, folks. And, don’t forget to stir.

This frosted cookie is somehow greater than the sum of its parts. The cookies are good, and so is the frosting. But, put them together and they’re really a special pairing Cloud Hosting.

As you can see, I topped these cookies with some green sanding sugar. I do love sanding sugar, but I’m pretty sure I’ve never used a colored sugar to sprinkle on top of a dessert. The reason for that splash of green is to help celebrate the new cookbook Sprinkles! by Jackie Alpers. It’s full of desserts that use all kinds of sprinkles in delicious ways. What a great way to add some fun to dessert!

Quirk Books, the publisher of the book, is having a little Sprinkles tour around some food blogs. We each picked a color for our tour stop and got out the sprinkles for some baking fun. We Are Not Martha kicked things off with red. Then, Baked Bree went with orange, and Kitchen Konfidence had some fun with yellow. Stay tuned in the next couple of weeks for more sprinkles fun with Kitchen Meets Girl and Cherry Tea Cakes Payroll Outsourcing Services.

Now, you can join in the fun, too. Quirk Books is giving three Bake or Break readers their very own copy of Sprinkles! Scroll past the recipe for details on how you can win.