I love pistachios! This a yummy stuffed cookie with pistachios, dates and a hint of cardamom. Make sure to add just a pinch of the cardamom or it can be over powering.
ingredients
Filling
Dough
directions
Add pistachios, dates, sugar, cardamom, vanilla and water to a food processor. Mix all ingredients for the filling until blended. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine water and vanilla in a small bowl. Mix flour, semolina and sugar in a large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Gradually sprinkle water over the mixture and combine. Knead until dough forms.
Form dough into 30 balls (each about 1 ½ -inch). Flatten to make a disc. Spoon 1 heaping tsp. of filling in the centre. Wrap up the dough around the filling. Pinch dough with your fingertips to seal the filling. Place dough balls on baking sheet with pinched dough side down. Bake until firm to the touch and only a hint of golden colour, about 15 to 20 minutes. Let cookies cool for 5 minutes then dust with confectioners’ sugar. Makes about 30 cookies.