Salted Honey Pistachio Cookies (Printable)
Tender, chewy honey-kissed cookies with crunchy pistachios and sea salt finish. Perfectly balanced sweet and salty flavors.
# What You'll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
03 - 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
04 - 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
→ Wet Ingredients
05 - 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
06 - 1/2 cup honey
07 - 3/4 cup granulated sugar
08 - 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
09 - 1 large egg
10 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Nuts & Topping
11 - 1 cup shelled, unsalted pistachios, roughly chopped
12 - Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
# How To Make It:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and fine sea salt until well blended.
03 - In a large bowl, beat butter, honey, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and creamy, about 2-3 minutes.
04 - Add egg and vanilla extract to butter mixture, mixing until fully incorporated.
05 - Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing just until no dry streaks remain.
06 - Fold in chopped pistachios, reserving 2 tablespoons for topping.
07 - Scoop tablespoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing at least 2 inches apart. Press reserved pistachios onto each dough ball and lightly flatten.
08 - Bake for 11-13 minutes, until edges are golden and centers are just set.
09 - Remove from oven and immediately sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Suggestions:
01 -
- The honey creates this incredible chewy center that stays tender for days unlike other cookies that dry out
- That moment when flaky sea salt hits the sweet honey is pure magic your guests will hover around the cooling rack
02 -
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes prevents excessive spreading and gives you thicker chewier cookies
- The honey makes these cookies brown faster than regular sugar cookies so watch them closely after 10 minutes
03 -
- Toast your pistachios lightly in a dry pan before chopping to deepen their flavor and make them extra fragrant
- Weigh your honey instead of measuring by volume it's sticky and hard to measure accurately otherwise