Pistachio Chocolate Crescent Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups finely chopped salted pistachios
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip
• 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 line cookie sheets with parchment. combine flour, 1 1/2 c pistachios, powered sugar and salt in a bowl; mix well.
• 2 beat 1 c butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. add flour mixture; beat until light dough forms. beat in mini chocolate chips just until blended. roll 1 1/2 tsp dough into 2 1/2 in ropes; bend into crescent shapes. arrange 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. chill 30 minutes.
• 3 preheat oven to 300. bake cookies 10 minutes or until firm and lightly browned. cool 1 minute then remove from pan to cool completely.
• 4 in a deep bowl, combine semisweet chocolate chips and 1/4 c butter. microwave on low for 1 minute. stir and repeat until chocolate is smooth. spread remaining pistachios on a piece of foil. dip one end of cookie into chocolate and then roll in nuts. let cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes or until chocolate is set.