Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Preparation
- Place the unsalted butter in a large saucepan and melt over low heat.
- Tear the filo pastry into small pieces and place in the saucepan.
- Over medium heat, move the filo around until crunchy, golden, and toasted, which can take at least 5 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a bowl.
- Microwave the pistachio cream for 10-20 seconds, stir until melted and smooth.
- Pour the pistachio cream over the toasted filo (saving 2 tablespoons for decoration) and stir until fully coated. Set aside to cool.
Mixing
- Chop the unsalted butter into chunks and place in a large mixing bowl. Beat until soft but not creamed.
- Mix in the light brown sugar and white caster sugar until combined.
- Add the eggs to the mixture and stir until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the self-raising flour, plain flour, cocoa powder, and salt together until combined. Add this mixture to the butter mixture and fold to create a thick cookie dough.
- Fold in the milk chocolate chips.
Shaping and Freezing
- Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Break off large heaped tablespoons of cookie dough, flatten in your palm, add a teaspoon of pistachio filling in the middle, and wrap the dough around it to form a ball. Repeat until all dough is used.
- Place the rolled cookies on the baking tray and wrap the tin tightly in foil. Freeze for 90 minutes.
Baking
- Preheat the oven to 200?C fan / 220?C conventional. Line another baking tray with greaseproof paper and place in the oven for 5 minutes to heat up.
- Place 4-5 frozen cookies on the preheated tray, leaving space between each. Bake for 12-15 minutes until firm on the edge but soft in the middle. Leave to cool on the baking tray for 15 minutes.
- Microwave the saved pistachio cream for 10-20 seconds, stir until melted and smooth. Pipe or drizzle onto the cookies.
Nutrition
Notes
For variations, feel free to substitute different types of chocolate or nuts and experiment with spices.
