Salted Honey Pistachio Cookies (Printable)

Soft, chewy cookies with pistachios, honey, and sea salt for the perfect sweet-salty combination.

# What You'll Need:

01 - 2 cups all-purpose flour

02 - 1/2 tsp baking soda

03 - 1/4 tsp baking powder

04 - 1/4 tsp fine sea salt

05 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

06 - 1/2 cup honey

07 - 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed

08 - 1 large egg

09 - 1 tsp vanilla extract

10 - 3/4 cup shelled pistachios, roughly chopped

11 - Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling

01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.

02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and fine sea salt until evenly blended.

03 - In a large bowl, beat butter, honey, and brown sugar with an electric mixer until creamy and light, about 2–3 minutes.

04 - Add egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture. Beat until fully incorporated and smooth.

05 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.

06 - Gently fold in chopped pistachios until evenly distributed throughout the dough.

07 - Scoop tablespoon-sized portions of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Lightly flatten each ball of dough.

08 - Sprinkle each cookie with a pinch of flaky sea salt for the finishing touch.

09 - Bake for 10–12 minutes, until edges are lightly golden but centers are still soft.

10 - Allow cookies to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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The honey keeps them incredibly soft for days, unlike sugar cookies that go stale
That flaky salt on top makes them impossible to stop eating

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Honey makes these cookies browner faster than sugar-only ones, so trust your timer over color
Chilling the dough for 30 minutes prevents them from spreading too thin in the oven

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Weigh your honey if possible, because it is sticky and hard to measure accurately by volume
Room temperature ingredients prevent the honey from seizing up when you mix