Hey! I made you cookies. Not just any cookies, either. These ones are buttery chocolate shortbread cookies with pistachios both in the dough and sprinkled on top. Sablé translates to sand in French, so imagine delicate, crumbly, melt-in-your-mouth cookies. Or just make these and taste for yourself!
I first saw these cookies on one of my favorite blogs, Broma Bakery. Her photography is stunning and everything on her site looks mouth-watering. Whenever I want inspiration or to be awed by food, I check out her site. As soon as she started offering food photography classes, I jumped on the opportunity to learn from her. I took these photos during my first round of her class and tried to replicate hers as a learning exercise. While Sarah’s are still miles ahead of mine, it made me more confident in myself.
I don’t know what drew me to these cookies at first. After some “research” (i.e. randomly paging through Dorie’s Cookies by Dorie Greenspan because this is my idea of fun), it hit me. These are the famous World Peace Cookies that I have had on my list to make since I got her cookbook in 2016, but jazzed up with a drizzle of chocolate and sprinkling of chopped pistachios. My subconscious must have realized this and sought out what I desired. Okay, I’m giving myself too much credit, but they are burned in my brain being the cover photo after all.
By happy coincidence, I had just discovered the amazing, life-changing and all-around everything-you-need-right-now Pistacchiosa spread. It is ground pistachios mixed with extra-virgin olive oil; it is so rich and luxurious and bursting with pure pistachio flavor. I figured adding a little of this to the dough wouldn’t hurt, so I subbed out some butter for the pistachio spread to amp up the flavor. Changing a baking recipe is a roll of the dice every time, but this one turned out perfectly. You can substitute with butter as described in the recipe if you don’t want to splurge for a jar of the good stuff.
Did I really just imply that butter wasn’t also “the good stuff”? What is happening to me?
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