Salted Honey Pistachio Cookies (Printable)
Soft, chewy cookies with pistachios, honey, and sea salt. A perfect sweet-salty combination ready in under 30 minutes.
# Ingredient List:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1/2 tsp baking soda
03 - 1/4 tsp baking powder
04 - 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
→ Wet Ingredients
05 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
06 - 1/2 cup honey
07 - 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
08 - 1 large egg
09 - 1 tsp vanilla extract
→ Nuts & Topping
10 - 3/4 cup shelled pistachios, roughly chopped
11 - Flaky sea salt for sprinkling
# Steps:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and fine sea salt in a medium bowl.
03 - Beat butter, honey, and brown sugar with an electric mixer until creamy and light, about 2-3 minutes.
04 - Add egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture. Beat until fully incorporated.
05 - Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Fold in chopped pistachios.
06 - Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Lightly flatten each ball and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
07 - Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges are lightly golden but centers remain soft.
08 - Allow cookies to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- The honey keeps cookies soft for days unlike sugar only recipes that harden up
- That flaky salt on top makes every bite taste like a fancy bakery treat
02 -
- Honey makes cookies brown faster so keep a close eye on them after 10 minutes
- These might look underbaked when you pull them out but they firm up beautifully while cooling
03 -
- Room temperature ingredients help everything incorporate smoothly for even baking
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes if it feels too sticky to work with