This Cherry Pistachio and White Chocolate Christmas Cookie recipe is perfect to bake with kids! It’s also a healthier Christmas cookie that’s just as delicious!
This Cherry Pistachio and White Chocolate Christmas Cookie recipe is perfect to bake with kids! They’re absolutely delicious and healthier than traditional Christmas Cookies!
Why you’ll love these Christmas Cookies
- Chock full of delicious juicy cherries, crunchy pistachios and lots of white chocolate
- Simple to make
- Come together in 1 bowl
- Bake in 12 minutes
- Made with healthier ingredients
- Sweetened with pure maple syrup
- Freezer Friendly
Christmas Baking with Kids: Tips
- Choose a simple recipe (Christmas cookies are great!).
- Play Christmas music (such special moments).
- Be prepared.
- Wear aprons (it get’s messy).
- Be patient (slow and steady wins the baking race).
- Choose age appropriate tasks.
- Expect mess (it’s gonna happen).
- Sneak bites of the cookie dough!
- Have fun!
Happy Baking and Merry Christmas!
To bake these Christmas cookies with your kids follow these simple steps…
Begin by preheating your oven to 160 C (320 F) and line 2 cookie sheet pans with baking paper. Set aside.
Ask your child to place the oats, wholemeal flour and pistachio (or almond) meal (or wholewheat flour for nut free version), baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
Give your child a whisk and ask them to stir until combined creating a well in the centre.
Into the well of the flour, ask your child to place the maple syrup, vanilla bean paste (or extract) and melted coconut oil.
Ask your child to tap the egg on the side of the bowl until they hear a crack. Then to open the shell so the egg falls into the bowl.
Finally, ask your little one to add the cherries, pistachios and white chocolate.
Give your little one a wooden spoon and ask them to stir until combined.
Using an ice-cream scoop or 1/4 measuring cup – spoon the cookie dough onto the prepared trays.
Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until golden and set.
Allow to cool completely on the cookie trays.
Decorate each cookie with a drizzle of melted white chocolate and top with a sprinkle of finely chopped pistachios. Enjoy x
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cherry pistachio and white chocolate christmas cookies
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 14 cookies 1x
Description
This Cherry Pistachio and White Chocolate Christmas Cookie recipe is perfect to bake with kids! It’s also a healthier Christmas cookie that’s just as delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 cup (90 grams) rolled (traditional) oats
- 1 cup (150 grams) plain whole wheat flour
- ½ cup (45 grams) pistachio (or almond) meal (OR an extra ½ cup wholemeal flour for nut free version)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch sea salt
- 1 egg
- ½ cup (125 ml) pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste (or vanilla extract)
- ½ cup (125 ml) coconut oil, melted and slightly cooled
- 1½ cups (125 grams) fresh cherries, pitted and chopped
- 1 cup (125 grams) white chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cup (125 grams) pistachios, chopped
- To decorate – melted white chocolate and chopped pistachios
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160 C (320 F) and line two oven trays with baking paper. Set aside.
- Place the oats, flour, pistachio meal (or wholemeal flour for nut free version), baking powder and salt into a large bowl.
- Whisk to combine.
- Add the egg, maple syrup, vanilla, coconut oil, cherries, white chocolate and pistachios and stir to combine.
- Use an ice-cream scoop or ¼ measuring cup to shape the cookies. Arrange on the prepared tray.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool completely on the tray.
- Decorate each cookie with a little melted white chocolate and sprinkle of pistachios. Enjoy x
Notes
Cookies are best kept in the refrigerator in an air tight container. Will keep for 3-4 days.
Cookies are freezer friendly. Store in an airtight snap lock bag. Will keep for 3 months.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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Could you use frozen cherries for this recipe?
Thanks
Yes, absolutely Melanie – frozen cherries work beautifully x
As whole nuts are a choking hazard for those under 7 would you recommend crushing or blending them