Pistachio & cranberry cookies

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• nicoleinafrica

  27 June 2012

  nicoleinafrica rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These are lovely, short and crumbly, but the cranberries are chewy. The 'log' keeps well in the fridge.

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• Aynsleyred

  09 July 2012

  Aynsleyred commented on this recipe

  I made them with hazelnuts and chocolate chunks and they were very tasty. They wernt as crunchy as I thought they'd be (going by the photo and description), as others have said they're more like a shortbread.

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• RainbowRosebud

  05 August 2012

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• Itinerant foodie

  27 August 2012

  Itinerant foodie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Yummy. As others have said possibilities are endless. My favourite is chopped orange flavored dark chocolate and almonds.

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• loslomaslady

  28 October 2012

  loslomaslady commented on this recipe

  These went down a treat! I will definitely make them again.

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• loslomaslady

  28 October 2012

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  These went down a treat! I will definitely make them again.

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• sheila

  04 November 2012

  sheila commented on this recipe

  i must have made this 10 or more times, i have substituted the cranberries for dried chopped apricots, they are always demolished also i find chilling makes it difficult to cut so i do it straight away, always works for me, and they taste yummy

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• Helen in Devon

  24 November 2012

  Helen in Devon commented on this recipe

  Hi, I'm thinking of making these for Christmas presents - but how long will they keep for once cooked? We're seeing relatives for present-swapping a few weeks before Christmas. Many thanks, Helen

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• Alice

  25 November 2012

  Alice rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious recipe and so so easy! I made them for a shared morning tea and they were gone within an instant.

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• SueMag

  02 December 2012

  SueMag rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Delicious. Looking forward to trying alternative combinations. Followed the recipe exactly and the mixture came together well. Used a serrated knife to cut the chilled logs.

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• suzib

  02 December 2012

  suzib rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Mmmmm. I didn't have a problem cutting these but I did crush the nuts up a bit first. I didn't have any mixed spice so used all spice instead. It seemed to work OK. First batch was overcooked but I did 2nd lot for 17 mins and they are Fab. I don't think they will last long.

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• suzib

  02 December 2012

  suzib commented on this recipe

  Oops, mistake in my comments. I didn't use any spice at all. I made the mince pie cakes today as well and used all spice in them.

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• Charles C

  02 December 2012

  Charles C commented on this recipe

  Why not try wrapping the rolls of dough in clingfilm before chilling in the 'fridge. Then you may find that they will cut more easily into rounds without crumbling. Just remove the cling film before baking.

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• Jen22

  03 December 2012

  Jen22 commented on this recipe

  These are great. As we are not keen on nuts, I substituted white choc for the pistachios, and I used the tip of another reviewer to put the logs into cardboard tubes (from a roll of Xmas paper LOL)whilst they are in the fridge. This resulted in slightly smaller biscuits but I got over 30 and they looked great - all good shape and regular in size. Will do again.

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• kasia

  04 December 2012

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• Prost!

  05 December 2012

  Prost! commented on this recipe

  I baked these tonight for a Christmas party tomorrow. I almost had to tie my boyfriends hand s behind his back to stop him from stealing some, but my strong will didn't last very long as they looked too good not to test! The verdict: he thinks add more pistachios, less or no cranberry and make the biscuits smaller. I agree on all of that except the cranberries need to stay in!! I have read the variations that people have suggested and will definitely try some of them; white chocolate and apricots sounds good and I have some sour cherries in the cupboard which need a recipe. These are defintely scrummy and worth baking. Hope my German friends think so tomorrow or I will have to eat all of them! :-)

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• Sally Healy

  05 December 2012

  Sally Healy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very buttery and short, lovely. A grown up biscuit (not 'cookie' - this is a biscuit to my mind). Expect it is a good base dough recipe to try with other flavourings too. Quite fancy trying them with plain chocolate and orange zest.

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• Clrobson

  06 December 2012

  Clrobson rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely recipe! My cookies took 25 mins to cook and i had to shape them by hand as the pistachios just made the dough fall apart when cutting! I am going to half drizzle mine with white chocolate, hopefully will be yummy!

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• Clrobson

  06 December 2012

  Clrobson commented on this recipe

  Lovely recipe! My cookies took 25 mins to cook and i had to shape them by hand as the pistachios just made the dough fall apart when cutting! I am going to half drizzle mine with white chocolate, hopefully will be yummy!

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• Han

  09 December 2012

  Han commented on this recipe

  How long do these biscuits keep, once cooked?

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Ingredients

• 175g butter , softened
• 85g golden caster sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 225g plain flour
• 75g pistachios
• 75g dried cranberries

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MAKES 22

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Prep 15 mins

Cook 15 mins

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• 175g butter , softened
• 85g golden caster sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 225g plain flour
• 75g pistachios
• 75g dried cranberries

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140 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 15.0g, fat 9.0 g, saturated fat 4.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 7.0g, salt 0.1 g

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