- For the dough:
- 2 cups butter or 400 g softened
- 5 cups or 700 g plain flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla powder
- 1 cup or 200 g caster sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- For the filling:
- 400 g dried apricot paste chopped
- 190 ml or ¾ cup rose water
- 1 cup ground pistachio nuts or 100 g
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 1 tin Nestlé® Cream or 170 g
Apricot and Pistachio Stuffed Cookies
INGREDIENTS
Apricot and Pistachio Stuffed Cookies with
Apricot and Pistachio Stuffed Cookies with 
- For the dough:
- 2 cups butter or 400 g softened
- 5 cups or 700 g plain flour
- 2 teaspoons vanilla powder
- 1 cup or 200 g caster sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- For the filling:
- 400 g dried apricot paste chopped
- 190 ml or ¾ cup rose water
- 1 cup ground pistachio nuts or 100 g
- 2 tablespoons icing sugar
- 1 tin Nestlé® Cream or 170 g
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Apricot and Pistachio Stuffed Cookies with
Apricot and Pistachio Stuffed Cookies with
- Energy 559 (Kcal)
- Protein 7.5 (g)
- Carbohydrate 70 (g)
- Total Fat 29 (g)
HOW TO PREPARE
Apricot and Pistachio Stuffed Cookies with
Apricot and Pistachio Stuffed Cookies with
1
Mix the soft butter with the flour using your hands until the mixture is homogenous.
2
Make a well in the middle of the dry mixture. Add vanilla, sugar and egg yolks. Use your fingertips to mix the ingredients together.
3
Mix the dough well until it can be formed into ball then knead it lightly pressing with hands until tit is smooth. cover and chill for at least 1 hour or until firm.
4
In a casserole, add apricot paste and rose water. Stir on very low heat until the paste melts then remove from heat.
5
Add pistachio, sugar and Nestlé®Cream. Mix well until all ingredients are well combined.
6
Generously sprinkle flour over the dough and place it between two sheets of greaseproof paper. Gently roll it between the papers to get a 3mm-thick dough.
7
Cut out shapes with a cookie cutter, place cookies 1 cm apart on greased baking sheets. Bake in a 200c preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until edges become light brown.
8
Carefully remove the cookies and place them on a wire rack to cool.
9
Spread a teaspoon of the filling on the surface of half the quantity of cookies. Then cover them with the remaining cookies.
10
Dust the cookies with icing sugar.
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