Chocolate Pistachio Sables
Welcome to December, aka Cookie Month!! Hooray! We finally made it! Don’t you just love a month when you don’t need an excuse to bake cookies?!! First up on the hit parade and one that I think will go like gangbusters on any holiday tray are these wonderful, addictive and eye-catching Chocolate Pistachio Sables!
Once again, I’m kicking myself for being a procrastinator cause I clipped this recipe out some 10 years ago and only just recently got around to trying them! And I ❤️ ❤️❤️ pistachios! And of course chocolate!! Oh well, better late than never, right?
Guys, these are deeply chocolate-y with a sort of melt-in-your-mouth sandy texture and the great crunch of pistachios. Plus a little kick from flaky sea salt that you sprinkle on top of the cookies right before they bake. Usually I’m not the biggest fan of salt on cookies, but here it just really works well!
And what’s especially nice about these is that they come together easily and can be made days ahead, so that when you’re ready, you simply slice, salt and bake. (you can even freeze the dough logs for up to month if you like). Easy-peasy and done!
In fact, the only thing that’s not easy about these nutty, chocolate cookies is not eating them!!
Here’s to a month of great cookies (any maybe some healthy food too!😘)
Chocolate Pistachio Sables
Makes about 3 dozen
Prep Time: 15 minutes; plus several hours of chilling time. Bake Time: 10-12 minutes
Ingredients
2 ½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
½ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
20 tablespoons (2 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temp
1 ¼ cups light brown sugar, lightly packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg white
5 ounces good quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 cup unsalted, shelled raw pistachios, coarsely chopped
Flaky sea salt, like Maldon (optional)
The Recipe
1. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda together and set aside.
2. Using an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar and vanilla together on medium-high speed for a few minutes, until the mixture is light and fluffy. On low speed, gradually add the flour mixture and mix just until combined. Then add in the egg white and mix just until combined, scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the chocolate and pistachios with the spatula.
3. Divide the dough into 4 pieces and roll each piece into an 8-inch long log that’s about 1 ½ inches wide. Wrap tightly in parchment paper and chill for several hours or up to 2 days—you want the dough to be firm so these stay together when you slice them. You can even freeze the logs for up to a month if you like. Just wrap well.
4. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350ºF and line a couple of rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Use a serrated knife to cut the logs into ¼-inch thick rounds and arrange on the sheets, leaving about ½-inch between the cookies (these don’t spread too much). Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with the sea salt if using.
5. Bake one sheet at a time, reversing the sheet halfway through the baking time, about 10-12 minutes in total. You want the edges to be set and the centers to feel dry, you won’t really be able to tell by how dark they get. Transfer the cookies to wire racks and let cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to two weeks.
Enjoy!
Note: Recipe adapted from an old issue of Bon Appetit Magazine.
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Ghost!pirate!hongjoong who follows you around after you visited the museum his ship wreck ruins were being displayed at. He just follows you around and helps you when you need to, gets inside your dreams and eats you out till you have to get up but sometimes tells you stories about his crew and old times, who also really dislikes your bff who he sees as someone he should get rid off bc he just looks at you in a irritating way
He is just trying to protect you, dont try to stop him, you wont be able to anyways
🏷️ kim hongjoong x fem!reader. cw ; yandere!hongjoong, ghost!hongjoong, dub/noncon, somnophilia, oral (f), fingering, edging, possessive and other toxic yandere behavior ( 470 w. )
minors dni. for mature audiences only !
you're not sure where the pirate who keeps showing up in your dreams came from, but on some days you swear he almost feels real. you've got used to his presence (sometimes even looking forward to it) but even after all those months there's something about his lazy, calculating smile that makes your blood run cold.
at night you wake with his dark head of hair between your legs, tongue already parting your folds and your slick dripping down his chin. he never does anything more than that: eats you out until your legs are shaking, then disappears into thin air, leaving you aching and empty. no matter how much you beg his shining eyes never change, never give in.
you like the tales about his old crew (where are they now? he doesn't tell and you don't dare ask), and the way his face lights up when he talks about his members almost makes him look human. 8 makes one team. the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. stories from another time, so vivid it's as if you're there with them. it's easy to get lost in him. you're going out less often these days, heading home after work as soon as you can because you know he might be waiting for you. his visits aren't limited to the nights any more, even though he's unreliable and flaky; sometimes he doesn't show up for days at a time, sometimes he stays with you for hours.
it only makes you more eager to stay home and wait for him. what if you go out and miss him? he might get angry again, it wouldn't be the first time, waking you with his fingers deep inside your cunt for seven nights straight — and removing them right before you could reach your peak. every time you fell asleep he'd wake you up, turning you into a begging mess. the dark circles under your eyes grew with each passing night. there was no point in fighting him; he'd pinned your hands above your head when you'd tried to relieve yourself, surprising strength in such a lithe body.
and on the seventh night, when he was finally satisfied with your sobs, he'd kissed you for the first time and told you the salt on your cheeks reminded him of the sea, his first love. he'd never thought he'd find someone as pretty as her until fate had brought you together.
"you're mine, and mine alone. don't you ever forget it." he'd reinforced his words by finally, finally letting the waves of sweet bliss overtake you.
slowly, hongjoong draws you away from your coworkers. your friends. your family. even your best friend. the only thing on your mind is him, the only one you need in life: your captain.
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