Brown Butter Pistachio Cardamom Shortbread Cookies Recipes

PISTACHIO CARDAMOM BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Make the cookies:
• Cook butter and cardamom in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is golden brown and fragrant, 6-8 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes, then strain butter through a fine-mesh sieve into a small bowl. Freeze until just firm, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk flour, salt, and baking powder in a small bowl.
• Transfer butter to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; add sugar. Beat on medium-high speed until pale and well combined, about 2 minutes. Add egg and beat until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add dry ingredients and pistachios and beat on low speed just until combined.
• Turn out dough onto a clean work surface. Divide in half. Place each half on a 9x13" sheet of parchment paper with the long end facing you. Roll dough into 2 logs about 1 1/2" in diameter. Wrap each in parchment paper, making sure to cover ends completely. Chill until firm, at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Let dough stand at room temperature until soft enough to slice, about 15 minutes. Slice logs into 1/4"-thick rounds. Arrange rounds on 2 parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets about 1" apart. Bake cookies, rotating sheets halfway through, until bottoms are lightly golden, 12-15 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks and let cool.
• Make the glaze and assemble the cookies:
• Combine chocolate and oil in a small heatproof bowl. Heat in 10-second intervals in microwave, stirring, until melted and combined, 30-40 seconds total.
• Dip cookies halfway into melted chocolate and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle chocolate with pistachios. Chill until chocolate is set, about 10 minutes.
• Do ahead
• Dough can be made up to 2 weeks ahead; keep frozen. Let stand at room temperature until soft enough to slice, about 30 minutes.

BROWN BUTTER PISTACHIO CARDAMOM SHORTBREAD COOKIES

Steps:

• Brown butter: Place both sticks of butter in a small saucepan and sauté over low to medium heat until milk solids are a brown color and is smells nutty, about 7 minutes. Let cool in a separate bowl for about an hour in the fridge.
• Toast pistachios: Preheat oven to 375. Toast pistachios until fragrant and lightly brown, about 5-7 minutes. Set aside to let cool and then put in a large plastic bag and use a rolling pin to "grind" the pistachios until they are quite fine (you can also chop them but I find this a lot easier).
• Cream butter and sugar: Place room temperature butter with the white sugar in bowl of standing mixer with paddle attachment. Cream on medium until lighter in color.
• Add eggs and vanilla: Add in egg yolks, salt, and vanilla on medium.
• Dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine flour, pistachios (reserve 2 tablespoons for topping), cardamom, and salt. Add this mixture gradually into the butter mixture with the mixer on low speed and mix until combined.
• Shape: Place dough on parchment and pat into shape of choice. 1. Diamonds: Roll out dough into a 1/2'' thick square.2. Circle/Squares (easier method): Place dough on parchment paper and using the parchment paper, shape dough into a log. Cover with plastic wrap and place in fridge. See below for a visual!
• Chill: Chill in fridge for at least 30 minutes, up to a day (Okay, i'll be honest- I've done 2 days and it was totally fine too). NOTE: You can FREEZE this log at this point. If you do, just let it sit in the fridge to defrost for a day before moving onto the next step.
• Cut: Slice cookies into design of your choice.1. Diamonds: Using a small knife or pastry wheel. See below for a visual!2. Circle/Squares Slice log into 1/4'' thick slices and place onto baking sheet. They can be close together, because they will not spread. You can sprinkle a bit of turbinado sugar on top if you are not doing the icing.
• Bake: Bake 16-20 minutes at 350, until very lightly golden. Let cool completely before eating. They are a little crumbly/delicate, but will harden up and not be as crumbly once stored in the fridge for a few hours. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.