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Pistachio CookiesEasy AND buttery! 
These pistachio cookies have been in my recipe book for 20+ years. This is one of those Italian cookie recipes with a secret flavorful ingredient. These were my oldest daughters favorite and most requested cookie when she was growing up. I hate to say it but these are an easy to make cookies because brace yourself- here's the secret ingredient - they use pistachio instant pudding. So, I pretty much said "yes" anytime she asked. And too when I wanted to save money instead of pistachios - pecans made a perfect substitute. You can see the substitution section below for other modifications. I usually make these cookies during the holiday season - but a cookie cutter can make them be an-any-occasion-cookie. If this wasn't the type of pistachio dessert recipe you were looking for - I do have a pistachio cake recipe. And while you are here check out my home page of Italian Dessert Recipes. Thanks for stopping by! Lisa Pistachio CookiesIngredients: * 3 sticks of butter! * 2 packages of pistachio instant pudding * 2 1/4 Cups flour * 2/3 cup chopped pistachios (see substitution below) * (colored sugar as an option to press or roll in) Procedure * Preheat oven to 350 degrees * Let butter come to room temperature * Cream the butter with the pudding * Stir in the flour and nuts. * Roll into SMALL balls * Flatten with a glass dipped in the colored sugar - or - * Flatten with a glass dipped in colored and cut with a shaped cookie cutter. * Bake for 12 minutes. What can I substitute for the pistachios?I have used pecans. And I have used walnuts. They come out great either way. They will still taste like pistachio cookies because of the pudding. Is it ok to use margarine?I'm definitely NOT a margarine lover for anything. I may only have half a dozen Italian Dessert Recipes
that use it. And I think maybe one or two are in my Italian Cookie Recipes where it's permissible. With that being said - you "could" use maybe half margarine in this recipe. But the flavor really is better with butter. 
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Fathers Day
I can already tell you the main recipes that are viewed on Italian Dessert Recipes during the last few weeks before Fathers Day -
CHOCOLATE desserts, CHOCOLATE CAKES, CHOCOLATE cheesecake - basically anything chocolate.Not sure why we think men need chocolate. But, it's a cyclical. I see it every year - all my chocolate dessert recipes get the highest viewings. So, to give you some ideas - here's what most of us cook for our men on Fathers Day: Recipe for Chocolate Cheesecake (I love this because it uses sour cream, and makes the chocolate have the bittersweet deep end flavor Chocolate Walnut Cake Chocolate Buttermilk Cake (Uses 3 sticks of butter - I make this about 4 times a year!) And if you don't want chocolate? Another great holiday cake, that I make for celebrations: Italian Rum Cake (Give yourself a day ahead of time to make this. It needs to soak about 24 hours to flavor.) Lisa
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