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Orange Blossom Apricot Pistachio Cookies

Buttery cookies with flavors of orange and apricot and topped with crushed pistachios.

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cookies, Orange Blossom Water
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 42 minutes
Servings 30 cookies
Calories 120 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 sticks butter softened
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs separated
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons orange blossom water
  • zest from 1 orange preferably organic
  • 1/3 cup apricot preserves
  • 1/2 cup chopped pistachios lightly toasted

Instructions

  1. Bowl #1: Sift flour and salt together.
  2. Bowl #2: Mix sugar with egg yolks until well combined.
  3. Bowl #3: Mix vanilla, orange zest, orange blossom water and butter.
  4. Combine bowl #2 and #3 and mix well. Then add the flour/salt bowl and mix until everything is incorporated.
  5. Divide dough into two halves, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or longer if you've made it ahead of time.
  6. Preheat oven to 375F. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  7. Prep your toppings so they're handy for the assembly line: preserves, nuts and lightly beaten egg whites.
  8. Remove the dough from the fridge, one part at a time and roll small, 1 inch balls.
  9. Lightly flatten them.
  10. Brush or dip the top of the ball into the egg whites and line them up on your cookie sheets. These cookies do not spread much so you can put them fairly close.
  11. Lightly indent the top with your finger and fill the indent with ¼ teaspoon of preserves.
  12. Press the pistachio pieces onto the edges around the preserves.
  13. Bake for 12 minutes, moving the sheets from top to bottom and back to front after 6 minutes. Bake until the cookies are barely colored on the sides with a slightly darker line around the bottom edges.
  14. Let cool for 10 minutes and then transfer onto a cooling rack.

Notes

*Dough can be prepared ahead of time.
*I found that the cookies were even better a day after they were baked.

Adapted from BoisdeJasmin.

Nutrition Facts
Orange Blossom Apricot Pistachio Cookies
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 120 Calories from Fat 63
% Daily Value*
Fat 7g11%
Sodium 80mg3%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 2g4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.