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Soft Pistachio Cookies

Written by Published on Updated on September 30, 2025 in Cookies, Snacks

Hey there friends,

Autumn is just around the bend, and baking cookies will be the thing to do.  There’s something special about a cookie. They’re simple, yet have the magical ability to improve your day instantly. These soft Pistachio Cookies are made with pistachios from the Greek island of Aegina.

If you’ve never heard of Aegina, let me paint a picture for you. It’s a small island just a short ferry ride from Piraeus (Athens), famous for its crystal-clear waters, charming little harbors, and it’s famous worldwide for its pistachios. These aren’t your ordinary pistachios, oh no. Aegina pistachios are considered some of the best in the world. They have this beautiful balance: nutty, buttery, slightly sweet, with an intense flavor and color.

Every September, Aegina celebrates with a Pistachio Festival (yes, a whole festival for pistachios). Greece knows how to honor its food. This year it takes place on September 18th. Stalls line the harbor selling pistachios in every form you can imagine: roasted, candied, and even turned into ice cream. If you ever happen to be at the festival, bring an extra suitcase. Trust me, you’ll need it.

Now, back to the cookies. These pistachio cookies are buttery, slightly crisp at the edges, and filled with chopped Aegina pistachios that add that irresistible crunch. They’re the kind of cookies that don’t last very long once they hit the cooling rack. One minute they’re cooling, the next minute, poof, gone. In my case, I would like to blame my puppies, but really, it was all me!  I ate all six cookies, friends. None left to shoot. :(. I will make another batch soon and post a photo.

These cookies pair beautifully with a cup of Greek coffee in the afternoon, or with a tall glass of cold milk. Baking these cookies always makes me feel like I’m back in Greece. The moment you open a bag of Aegina pistachios and the smell of that earthy, nutty aroma, ahhhhhhh, food can do that to you. Take you places without ever leaving your kitchen. These cookies are a little taste of Greece that you can bring into your own kitchen.

Simple, delightful, delicious, and filled with the kind of flavor that makes you pause for just a moment to enjoy these Soft Pistachio Cookies as much as I do and did!  🙂

Have a good morning/afternoon/evening, everyone!

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Soft Pistachio Cookies

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A delicious Greek cookie made with pistachio nuts from the Greek island of Aegina in Greece. Crunchy around the edges and soft in the middle.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course desserts,, Snacks
Cuisine Greek
Servings 6 pieces

Ingredients
  

  • 200 grams Pistachio nuts crushed
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 ½ tbsp honey

Instructions
 

  • Combine all the ingredients in a mixer until the ingredients turn into dough.
  • Shape the cookie dough into 6 medium-sized cookies.
  • Line a baking pan with a sheet of parchment paper, and place the cookies.
  • Bake at 180℃ until crispy around the edges and soft
Keyword buttercookies, Easy, pistachio

KALI MAS OREXI!! 🙂

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece.My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural.In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it.Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits.So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes.Sophie

4 Comments

  1. Dorothy's New Vintage Kitchen
    August 27, 2025 at 2:16 pm  ·  Reply

    These look very tempting! Pistachios have such a unique flavor.

  2. Sunny
    August 27, 2025 at 3:57 pm  ·  Reply

    Thanks so much for always sharing amazing recipes! I’ll definitely have to try making this😍

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