DOUBLE LAYERED PISTACHIO + TOASTED MILK + COFFEE TRES LECHES

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Tres leches has been a staple in my dessert rotation for many years now. It’s always been there as a unaltered classic but this version takes on a different flavor profile by infusing notes of pistachio, toasted milk and coffee. Ground pistachios and toasted milk powder get folded into the sponge cake to add a bit more flavor and dimension. The milk mixture gets flavored with more toasted milk powder and coffee. The frosting is my favorite part, its a whipped cream cheese folded with pistachio butter. It’s so light and ethereal and could just be eaten on its own because it’s that good!

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BROWN BUTTER ROSE BAKLAVA COOKIES.

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Baklava is one of those desserts that are super addictive, once you have one, you want to keep going! This rolled phyllo pastry desserts are a Middle Eastern specialty that are typically filled with pistachios, assorted nuts, drenched in butter and are glazed in a honey or rose simple syrup. I thought to myself wouldn’t it be interesting to add this delicious crunchy, nutty, honey dessert into a cookie? The brown butter in the sugar cookie dough complements the nuttiness of the baklava and a touch of rose water adds a floral dimension. Chopped pistachio, chopped walnut, rose petals and a heaping scoop of chopped baklava get mixed in to create a sweet, fudgy studded sugar cookie.

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Thick Chewy Pistachio Crème Blondies

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These chewy thick blondies are filled with rich deep brown butter notes, buttery green pistachio bits and a dreamy ribbon of pistachio crème. These blondies use pistachio oil to amplify the earthy notes of the pistachio and use brown butter to highlight the nuttiness and warmth of the pistachio flavor. These pistachio blondies are just loaded up with pure pistachio. The texture on these blondies is truly sublime. Best of all these are so simple to whip up. The hardest part is honestly just shelling those pistachios!

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Pistachio Butter + Halva + Brownie Crinkle Cookies

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Chewy, fudgy rich chocolatey brownie cookies get swirled with a spoon of pistachio butter and topped with shards and chunks of chocolate chunk halva. These brownie cookies crackle and shine just like a real brownie and have an irresistible chew to them! Once baked, they get showered with crushed pistachios and flaky sea salt. They are beautiful and delicious too! A must for your holiday cookie box.

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Chewy Pistachio Brittle Sugar Cookies with Pistachio Chocolate

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All you pistachio lovers this is for you! Unlike many pistachio cookie recipes, this cookie is very chewy and spreads like sugar cookie. The cookie is loaded with pistachio flavor throughout. A touch of pistachio flour is added to the cookie dough base and toasty caramelized pistachio brittle gets folded in as well. Not enough pistachio? I got you. To add one more element of pistachio, I made some pistachio butter white chocolate shards and swirled that into the cookie dough. These cookies actually taste like pistachio and are so irresistibly chewy.

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