COOKIES: This is another version of wafers, made with the additional of pistachio, giving it an extra crunch, that you might like to try out.

PISTACHIO WAFERS:

 

 

 

 

½ cup all purpose flour

¼ cup butter, cubed                                                    

½ cup superfine sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract                                                    

2 egg whites

¼ cup pistachio nuts

 

 

 

In a small bowl, cover nuts with boiling water to cover. Let stand until water has cooled to lukewarm. Drain nuts, remove skin and chop finely.

 

Use hand beater to cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. In another bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Using a wire whisk, gradually add egg whites to butter mixture. Sift flour in, 1/3 of the amount at a time, and stir in well. Let batter stand 10 minutes.

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and grease 2 baking sheets. Drop teaspoonful of batter about 3 ½ -inches apart on prepared pans. Use a knife to spread batter to a thin 3-inch circle. Sprinkle nuts on top.

 

Bake each batch of wafers for 10 minutes or until they are just pale brown in colour. Remove from oven right away and place each wafer over a rolling pin or similar-sized glass bottles to curve slightly. When half cooled, remove to wire rack.

 

Repeat procedure with remaining batter.