Chocolate chip and pistachio cream cookies
Chocolate chip and pistachio cream cookies are an indulgent sweet snack made with plain flour, butter, chocolate chips and a swirl of pistachio cream. The Thermomix TM7 weighs every ingredient directly into the mixing bowl and creams the butter and sugar to an even base. Soft centres, crisp edges and melty chocolate pockets make them ideal for sharing.
About this recipe
Chocolate chip and pistachio cream cookies Thermomix TM7 are the ultimate homemade cookie recipe for anyone with a sweet tooth and an all-in-one kitchen machine on the worktop. A classic buttery dough of plain flour, cornflour, bicarbonate of soda and sea salt is studded with generous chocolate chips, then finished with swirls of silky pistachio cream and shards of chocolate that melt into every bite. This dessert-style snack works brilliantly in the TM7 because the mixing bowl handles everything: you cream the unsalted butter with sugar, incorporate the dry ingredients evenly and fold through the chocolate without ever overworking the dough, which is the secret to soft centres and crisp, caramelised edges. Whether you are baking for a children's party, a festive cookie box or weekend treats with coffee, this recipe delivers bakery-quality results at home. The contrast of nutty pistachio, dark chocolate and flaky sea salt makes these cookies impossible to resist.
Preparation tips
- Chill the pistachio cream cookie dough for at least half an hour before scooping; cold butter spreads less in the oven, giving thicker cookies with bakery-style soft centres and beautifully crisp edges.
- Reserve a few chocolate chips and press them onto the dough balls before baking. This simple trick gives your pistachio cream cookies an appealing, professional look with visible chocolate in every single cookie after baking.
- Store the baked cookies in an airtight tin with a slice of bread; the moisture keeps them soft for days. You can also freeze scooped dough balls and bake pistachio cream cookies fresh whenever guests arrive.
Recipe variations
- Nut-free version: replace the pistachio cream with speculoos spread or tahini and honey, keeping the same chocolate chips and sea salt. This makes the cookies suitable for school lunchboxes where nuts are not allowed.
- Festive variation: swap half the chocolate chips for chopped white chocolate and dried cranberries, then sprinkle the pistachio cream cookies with crushed freeze-dried raspberries for a colourful Christmas or birthday party treat.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- The integrated scale of the TM7 weighs the plain flour and sugar directly into the mixing bowl, saving you separate measuring cups. [Built-in Scale]
- Creaming unsalted butter with sugar using precise mixing gives the cookie dough a light, even base for the chocolate chips. [Precision Control]
- Grinding sugar with cornflour in the Thermomix creates a fine, uniform blend that keeps the pistachio cream cookies tender. [Multi-Function]
- Heating gently, the TM7 melts the chocolate without burning, ready for drizzling over the finished cookies in minutes. [Time Savings]
- Kneading the cookie dough briefly in the Thermomix brings flour, butter and sea salt together consistently without toughening the texture. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- plain flour
- white sugar
- brown sugar
- cornflour
- bicarbonate of soda
- sea salt
- unsalted butter
- eggs
- chocolate chips
- pistachio cream