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Olive Oil, Chocolate and Pistachio Cookies

These delicious craggy and crumbly cookies are a perfect picnic dessert. They have a wonderful sweet and salty flavour combination and chopped pistachio nuts give them a lovely texture. Once again, olive oil is used in place of butter meaning that they’re ready in no time at all.

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
16 people

Ingredients

150g 70% dark chocolate, chopped into chunks
125 ml Filippio Berio Classico Olive Oil
75g soft light brown sugar
50g golden caster sugar
1 egg, beaten
200g plain flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
50g shelled pistachios, roughly chopped
½ tsp sea salt flakes

Method

Preheat the oven to 180C, Gas Mark 4. Line 2 baking sheets with baking paper.
Place 100g of the chocolate in a bowl and melt over a pan of simmering water or for short periods in the microwave.
Beat the Filippo Berio Classico Olive Oil, sugars and egg, in a large bowl until smooth, then stir in the melted chocolate. Stir in the remaining chocolate chunks and pistachios, then the flour and bicarbonate of soda. Roll into 16 equal-sized balls.
Space well apart on 2 non-stick baking sheets and press down to flatten a little. Bake for 18-20 minutes until firm and cracked on the surface. Sprinkle with a little sea salt as soon as they come out of the oven.
Cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely