Chocolate, pistachio and cardamom cookies recipe
These rich and decadent chocolate cookies are given a delicious nuttiness through chopped pistachios and a warming spice through cardamom.
See method- Serves 8 (makes 16 cookies)
- 10 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
- 230 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 200g (7oz) dark chocolate
- 75g unsalted butter
- 250g (8oz) light muscovado sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 50g pistachios, roughly chopped
- 10 cardamon pods, seeds removed and ground
- 150g self-raising flour
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 960kJ 230.0kcal
- Fat
- 12g
- Saturates
- 6g
- Salt
- 0.1g
- Sugars
- 20g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 29.3gProtein 3.5gFibre 1.9g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water until melted. Take off the heat. Using a hand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy, before gradually incorporating the beaten eggs.
- Fold in the melted chocolate,flour, ground cardamon and chopped pistachios, then spoon the mixture onto a tray lined with baking paper. Bake for 10 minutes, remove from the oven and set aside to cool for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- See more Dessert recipes
