Dark Chocolate Pistachio Butter Cookie Bars

By Wewah

Ingredients

• 2 cups (10 oz) shelled pistachios
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 (12 oz) bag dark chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place 2 cups shelled pistachios into the work bowl of a food processor. Process for 10 minutes until smooth and creamy. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8×8 baking dish with foil, then coat generously with non-stick cooking spray.

2. With a mixer, beat pistachio butter, softened butter, and both sugars on medium-high speed for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add flour and mix on low speed until just incorporated. Stir in dark chocolate chips. Press dough into prepare pan.

*I used shelled roasted and salted pistachios in this recipe. If you use unsalted pistachios, add 1/2 teaspoon salt to the flour before mixing into the dough.

Makes 16 bars