Ben Gingi’s Olive Oil Pistachio Halva Cookies
Ingredients
• 75 gr Graza High Quality Olive Oil
• 90 gr brown sugar
• 70 gr white sugar
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 5 gr salt
• 5 gr espresso powder (optional)
• 3 gr baking soda
• 140 gr all-purpose flour
• 150 gr dark chocolate bits
• 100 gr whole pistachios
• 100 gr halva
Instructions
• Preheat your oven to 340°F or 170°C.
• In a bowl, whisk olive oil, brown sugar, white sugar, and egg until combined.
• Add salt, espresso powder, baking soda, and flour; fold until almost fully combined.
• Add chocolate bits, pistachios, and halva; fold until combined.
• Scoop with an ice cream scooper ping-pong–sized balls. Round in your hands to a ball.
• Place on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, 3–4 inches apart from each other.
• Bake for 14 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and immediately use a cookie cutter round to a perfect round cookie.