Pistachio Shortbread Cookie

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AmountIngredient
All-purpose Flour
Unsalted Butter
Pistachios
Granulated Sugar
Salt
Vanilla Extract
Almond Extract
Scaled ingredient total265.86 g

Prep Method 10

  1. 1.Pulse flour, sugar, salt, pistachios, and extracts in food processor until pistachios are finely ground.
  2. 2.Scatter cold butter chunks in food processor.
  3. 3.Pulse mixture until ingredients form into dough and stick together.
  4. 4.Form dough into log on plastic wrap (2 in by 10 in).
  5. 5.Refrigerate for 2 hr.
  6. 6.Preheat oven to 325 °F and line baking sheet with parchment.
  7. 7.Cut dough log into 1/2 in cookies.
  8. 8.Brush top of each cookie with water and sprinkle with turbinado.
  9. 9.Bake for 15-18 min until golden brown.
  10. 10.Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5 min, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

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Ingredient and sub-recipe costs used to calculate this recipe.

Ingredient / Sub-Recipe ( | )Cost
All-purpose Flour$0.1049
Purchase item nameGreat Value All-Purpose Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour, 5 lb Bag
Purchase cost$2.38
Purchase unit5 pound
Date added2025-11-26
Item ID #10403017
Vendorwalmart
Unsalted Butter$0.5329
Purchase item nameGreat Value Sweet Cream Unsalted Butter, 16 oz, 4 Sticks
Purchase cost$3.06
Purchase unit16 ounce_mass
Date added2026-08-08
Item ID #10315054
Vendorwalmart
PistachiosThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Granulated Sugar$0.0537
Purchase item name10 LB SUGAR
Purchase cost$6.58
Purchase unit10 pound
Date added2026-07-10
Item ID #980250647.0
Vendorsams_club
Salt$0.0019
Purchase item nameGreat Value Iodized Salt, 26 oz
Purchase cost$0.67
Purchase unit26 ounce_mass
Date added2024-10-27
Item ID #10448316
Vendorwalmart
Vanilla ExtractThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Almond ExtractThis ingredient is not yet set with a purchase cost and unit—
Total Yield265.86 g
Total Cost$0.6935
Cost Per G:$0.0026

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  • Almond Extract: no active USD purchase price with a convertible package size

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Ingredients6 of 7 connected
Ingredient / RecipeUSDA IngredientYield after cookingNet Weight
All-purpose FlourFlour, wheat, all-purpose, unenriched, unbleached
100.00%
100g
Unsalted ButterButter, stick, unsalted
100.00%
79g
PistachiosNuts, pistachio nuts, raw
100.00%
46g
Granulated SugarSugars, granulated
100.00%
37g
SaltSalt, table
100.00%
2.1g
Vanilla ExtractVanilla extract
100.00%
0.88g
Almond ExtractAdd nutritional data
100.00%
0.88g

Draft calculation · 100% mapped. Scaled batch: 765 kcal. Nutrition and allergen analysis must be professionally verified before regulatory use.

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