Pistachio Shortbread

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 120 g butter or 120 g ghee
• 85 g caster sugar
• 50 g fine semolina
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 150 g all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup pistachio nut, divided

Recipe

• 1 take 3 tablespoons of pistachio and keep aside.
• 2 chop the remaining nuts.
• 3 cream together butter or ghee and sugar until fluffy.
• 4 add in vanilla.
• 5 stir together semolina and flour.
• 6 mix flour mixture into the ghee mixture and stir until a firm paste is formed.
• 7 add chopped nuts and mix well.
• 8 knead lightly and make balls.
• 9 place a whole nut in the center of each ball.
• 10 slightly flatten the balls.
• 11 place the balls on ungreased baking tray and bake at 375f oven for 12 to 15 minutes.
• 12 cool on wire rack then store in airtight container.
• 13 make 11/2 dozen cookies or it may depends on the size you make.