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Pistachio and Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Pistachio and Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Adapted from the famous NY Times Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe
Course Dessert
Cuisine Cookies
Keyword dark chocolate, pistachios
Author TheSpicedLife

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (8 1/2 oz) AP flour
  • 2 cups (8 1/2 oz) white whole wheat flour
  • 1 1/4 t baking soda
  • 1 1/2 t baking powder
  • 1 1/2 t coarse salt
  • 2 1/2 sticks (1 1/4 cups) unsalted butter
  • 1 1/4 cups (10 oz) light brown sugar
  • 1 cup plus 2 T (8 oz) granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 T natural vanilla extract
  • 3 bags (18 oz) Scharffenberger Bittersweet Chocolate Chunks
  • 1 cup roasted and salted pistachios
  • Coarse sea salt for sprinkling

Instructions

  1. Whisk together flours, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
  2. Using a mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars together until very light, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla. With speed on low, add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined, 5 to 10 seconds. Mix in the chocolate chunks and pistachios. Cover the dough with something airtight and refrigerate at least overnight (I bake a tray or so a day, until the dough is gone, thereby ensuring fresh cooking each time).
  3. When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
  4. Using a cookie dough scoop or an ice cream scoop of medium size, scoop the cookies onto the prepared tray, 6 per sheet. I was aiming for 2-3 tablespoons of dough per cookie. Sprinkle the cookies with sea salt and bake until golden brown but still a little soft, about 13-15 minutes. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove the cookies individually to a cooling rack.