These chocolate cookies are stuffed with a creamy pistachio filling. Add your favourite cut-outs for a pop of fun.
- Prep time 30 minutes
- Total time 3 hours
- Portion size 35 servings
Ingredients
Pistachio Filling:
Chocolate cookies:
Method
Pistachio Filling
In microwaveable bowl, heat white chocolate and butter until melted, stirring every 20 seconds; let cool. Stir into pistachio cream. Refrigerate until thick but still soft, about 1 hour. Transfer to piping bag fitted with plain tip; set aside.
Chocolate Cookies
In bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, using electric mixer on high speed, beat butter with granulated and icing sugars until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in egg for 2 to 3 minutes. On low speed, beat in reserved flour mixture until smooth. Divide dough in half; shape into discs. Wrap each in plastic wrap; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 325°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. On lightly floured work surface, roll out one dough disc to 1/8-inch thickness. Using 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 18 circles, rerolling and cutting scraps as necessary. Arrange 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Using 1-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out centres of half of the cookies. Repeat with remaining dough disc.
Bake on top and middle racks of oven, switching and rotating baking sheets halfway through baking time, for 10 minutes. Let cool completely on baking sheets on wire racks.
Pipe pistachio filling evenly over each whole cookie; place cut cookies over filling, pressing lightly to adhere. Decorate with chopped pistachios or candies. Let stand at least 1 hour before serving. (Make-ahead: Can be stored in airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or frozen for up to 3 months.)
Change it up!
Chocolate-Hazelnut Hearts: Replace pistachio cream with chocolate-hazelnut spread, and chopped pistachios with chopped toasted hazelnuts.
Nutritional facts Per serving: about
- Iron 0.7 mg
- Fibre 1 g
- Sodium 45 mg
- Sugars 5 g
- Protein 2 g
- Calories 135
- Total fat 9 g
- Potassium 85 mg
- Cholesterol 22 mg
- Saturated fat 5 g
- Total carbohydrate 12 g
