INCREDIBLY TENDER SPRITZ COOKIES WITH CHOCOLATE AND PISTACHIO

These spritz cookies are unbelievably delicate and tender, melting in your mouth with each bite. Perfectly thin and crisp, they are elegantly decorated by dipping their ends in melted chocolate and rolling them in finely ground pistachios or nuts.

🕒 Prep Time: 15 min

🍳 Bake Time: 10 min
🍪 Yields: About 30 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie Dough:

100 g unsalted butter (80% fat), room temperature
40 g vanilla powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
100 g all-purpose flour (BL55)
20 g cornstarch
¼ tsp baking powder

For Decoration:

50 g chocolate (25 g dark + 25 g milk chocolate)
Finely ground pistachios (or ground walnuts, coconut flakes)

Instructions

Beat the butter and vanilla powdered sugar with a mixer for 2 minutes until creamy.
Add the egg yolk and beat for another 30 seconds.
Sift together the flour, cornstarch, and baking powder. Add to the butter mixture and mix until a homogeneous dough forms.
Transfer the dough into a piping bag fitted with an 8 mm round tip. Pipe sticks of your desired length (mine were about 8 cm) onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. The thin tip creates slender cookies.
Bake at 170°C (340°F) for 7 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 150°C (300°F) and bake for an additional 3 minutes.
If using a larger piping tip for thicker cookies, bake at 180°C (350°F) until the bottoms turn lightly golden.
Remove cookies from the oven and let cool completely. Handle carefully as they are very fragile when warm.
Melt the chocolate over a double boiler. Dip the ends of the cookies in melted chocolate, then immediately roll them in finely ground pistachios.
Place the cookies on a cooling rack until the chocolate hardens. Store in a covered container.

💡 Tips

Use room-temperature butter for best creaming results.
Thin cookies require careful baking time to achieve crispness without burning.
Decorating ends with chocolate and nuts adds flavor and elegance.
Handle cookies gently when warm to avoid breakage.

🍽️ Perfect For

Elegant teatime treats
Holiday cookie assortments
Gifts and special occasions

📝 Final Thoughts

These incredibly tender spritz cookies combine delicate texture with rich chocolate and nutty accents for a refined treat. Their melt-in-the-mouth quality and beautiful presentation make them a standout choice for any festive occasion.