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Saffron Pistachio Snap Cookies

Saffron Pistachio Snap Cookies

Ingredients

  • 50g (1/4 cup) butter (softened)
  • 40g (1/3 cup) sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla sugar (or extract)
  • ½ gram ground saffron
  • 1 tablespoon dark syrup (see notes)
  • 75g (½ cup) gluten free flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 25g (1/4 cup) pistachios (shelled)

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 175ºC (350ºF). Beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy.

  2. Add the vanilla sugar, saffron and dark syrup and beat the ingredients until everything is well mixed.

  3. Add the flour and baking powder and stir until a sticky dough forms. Finally, stir in the pistachios.

  4. Roll the sticky dough into small balls of equal size (you should get around 8-10) and place on a lined baking tray. You will need plenty of space in between them as these really spread when baked.

  5. Bake for around 10 minutes and then keep a close eye on them (they will burn easily). They are ready when the outsides are browning but the rest of the cookie seems uncooked and very soft.

  6. Remove the tray from the oven and allow the cookies to cool completely. They are a little fragile, so take care when moving them from the tray. Sprinkle with icing sugar (optional) and serve with a lovely cup of tea. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

In Sweden we have something called "dark syrup". It is midway between treacle and golden syrup, so either of these could be used. For North America, I believe that molasses is similar to treacle and can also be substituted.

I use gram measurements in my recipes because I believe it is the most accurate method to measure ingredients. I have converted the grams to cups using online tools, but please note that there is no guarantee the conversions are completely accurate.