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Persian Chickpea Cookies with Pistachio (Nan-e Nokhodchi)

Persian Chickpea Cookies with Pistachio (Nan-e Nokhodchi)

Delightful Persian Chickpea Cookies with Pistachio (Nan-e Nokhodchi) offer a melt-in-your-mouth experience, infused with fragrant flavors.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Persian
Servings 30 cookies
Calories 80 kcal

Equipment

  • hand mixer
  • baking tray
  • Wire rack

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon finely ground cardamom
  • ½ tablespoon rose water
  • 1 + ¾ cups fine chickpea flour
  • 2-3 tablespoons chopped or ground pistachios

Instructions
 

  • Combine the oil, sugar, cardamom and rose water in bowl. Using a hand mixer, mix on medium for 2-3 minutes until light and creamy.
  • Sift chickpea flour into the bowl and beat on low for 1 minute until the dough is no longer sticky.
  • Dust your work surface with some chickpea flour and knead the dough for 10 minutes until it is more workable. The dough is very crumbly.
  • Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and set aside for 2 hours. Do not refrigerate.
  • Preheat oven to 300 F and line baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Roll out the dough on a dusted work surface until it is ¾-inch thick. Cut out cookies using a 1-inch clover-shaped cookie cutter and place the cookies on the baking tray, spaced 1 inch apart. Re-roll and repeat until all the dough is used up.
  • Sprinkle chopped pistachios on top of each cookie.
  • Place cooking tray in middle rack and bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the cookies turn a light golden colour.
  • Remove cookies from oven and let it cool on tray for a few minutes. Then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Be careful when you transfer the cookies as they crumble very easily.

Notes

Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 4 days or in the freezer for up to 1 month.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 80kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 1.5gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 10mgPotassium: 20mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword chickpea, cookies, Nan-e Nokhodchi, Persian dessert, Pistachio, vegan
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