GLUTEN-FREE White Chocolate Pistachio Cookies are the BEST for CHRISTMAS baking! This easy gluten-free recipe makes 48 spiced pistachio cookies that are dipped in melted white chocolate! They are made with almond flour and teff flour, making a perfectly formed cookie! They are one of my favorite Christmas cookies, perfect for family eating and holiday gifts!
Gluten Free Christmas Cookies
These Gluten-Free White Chocolate Dipped Pistachio Cookies need to become a must-have on your holiday baking list! I made them last weekend and they were gone by Monday morning! They have the taste of a spiced cookie but they’re dipped in white chocolate adding a touch of sweetness to every bite! Add some festive sprinkles on each one and you have some of the prettiest cookies you’ll bake all season long!
Pistachio cookies are one of my favorites, but they’re even more irresistible when you add in cardamom, cinnamon, and allspice to give more of a holiday taste (and smell!) to them. These cookies are not overly nutty tasting, but just perfect so everyone loves them.
Also, let’s talk about that these cookies are gluten-free. I’ve been wanting to add more gluten-free recipes to Brooklyn Farm Girl since I’ve gotten more requests for special dietary recipes. What’s a better gluten-free recipe than delicious cookies? I will be collaborating on some upcoming gluten-free recipes with my friend AK, who herself is gluten-free, so I can confirm these are all made with love!
These cookies are so good that even my husband who isn’t gluten-free couldn’t get enough! In fact when I ate the last cookie and he didn’t know, he had such a sad look on his face when he went into the cookie jar to find it empty! Seriously, everyone will love them!
Gluten Free Cookie Recipe
These yummy cookies are made with both almond flour and teff flour. Teff flour is a light, 100% whole grain flour that is often used in Ethiopian cuisines. Because of it’s lightness, it’s the perfect flour to use for baking cookies! I recommend using teff flour for these cookies, along with almond flour, as the shape holds up much better than just using all almond flour.
You can see below how well the cookies are shaped before baking – you wouldn’t even be able to tell they weren’t made with all-purpose flour!
Best Gluten Free Cookies
Bake the cookies for 14-16 minutes, allow them to cool and then start melting your chocolate chips! I prefer using white chocolate chips because they look more festive with bright green (or red) sprinkles, but you could also use regular semi-sweet chocolate chips if you’d like!
Hope you enjoy these GLUTEN-FREE White Chocolate Dipped Pistachio Cookies as much as I do…. because I LOVE THEM!
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Gluten-Free White Chocolate Dipped Pistachio Cookies
PrintIngredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/2 cup teff flour
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/3 cup butter slightly chilled, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/3 cup roasted pistachios chopped
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- green or red sugar sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2 cookie sheets with nonstick spray or line with silicone baking mats.
- In a food processor combine almond flour, teff flour, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Pulse a few times. Add both sugars, and butter and continue to pulse until combined. Add egg and pulse until dough just barely starts to form into a ball, don't overmix. Fold in chopped pistachios. The dough will be slightly crumbly but should hold together. If it is too crumbly I will add a additional egg and mix again.
- Place the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper. Cover with another piece of parchment paper and roll out with rolling pin until 1/2 inch thick. Cut into small rectangles, or desired shapes. Place on cookie sheets. Keep repeating until all dough is gone.
- Bake for 14-16 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
- Melt white chocolate chips in microwave, for about 30 seconds-1 minute. Stir so chocolate is completely melted. Dip one side of each cookie in chocolate and then sprinkle festive sugar sprinkles on top. Place on cooling rack so any extra chocolate will drip off.
- Place in refrigerator to set the chocolate for about 30 minutes. Store in airtight container.
Florence @ Vintage Southern Picks says
You convinced me! I love spiced cookies and white chocolate. The cookies are pretty too. I can well believe they disappeared quickly!
Kerryanne says
Love it when I discover great gluten free recipes Pamela and these cookies look and sound fabulous.
Thank you for sharing the recipe at Create, bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring this recipe at tomorrow’s party.
Merry Christmas to you and your sweet family xx
sheri says
I want these! Thanks for joining the To Grandma’s House We Go link party!
the cape on the corner says
i thought this looked yummy, but knowing they are pistachio is even better!
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Leslie says
A spiced cookie with pistachio and white chocolate, oh yeah! I wish I would’ve come across this last weekend, we did a cookie swap at work and these would’ve been perfect.
Roseann Hampton says
I love baking with almond flour! These look delicious! Thanks for sharing at The Blogger’s Pit Stop! Roseann from http://www.thisautoimmunelife.com
Life Diet Health says
What a great combination of flavours, I’m going to see if I can make them egg & dairy free so I can enjoy them too! Thank you for sharing at Fiesta Friday – don’t forget to link up to let your readers join the party too!
Judith Graber says
Pistachios and white chocolate are two favorite ingredients when making holiday cookies. Don’t you just love cardamom in recipes? Thanks for sharing one of your holiday cookies with Fiesta Friday.
Leslie says
I’ve never had pistachio with cardamom before – it sounds delicious! Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
cakespy says
Pistachio is one of the flavors I can just never resist. I particularly love it with white chocolate (how did you know?). I love almond flour too, not so experienced with teff but overall I’m pretty sold on these cookies. <3
Kat (The Baking Explorer) says
These cookies sound yummy and I love the festive twist.