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12.12.14

Healthy Thumbprint Cookies – Chocolate Pistachio

Posted By • Lee Hersh

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These healthy thumbprint cookies are made with whole ingredients and natural sweeteners. They’re grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo-friendly, and SUPER YUMMY!

Healthy Chocolate Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

Hey gluten-free, paleo, dairy-free friends…these cookies are for you! 

One of my favorite things to do in the kitchen is to take a classic and make it healthy! I have a wee obsession with almond and cashew meal and LOVE baking with it! Fun Fact- Most of the recipes in my Single Serve Dessert E-Cookbook are made with a nut flour! 

 
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Healthy Chocolate Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

How gorgeous are those pistachios?! I love pistachios…almost as much as peanut butter.

But seriously nothing can get between me and peanut butter.

UNLESS you go to Israel for 10 days and peanut butter is nowhere to be found.  I was literally having withdrawals. They had tahini galore….but the peanut butter was scarce.

Healthy Chocolate Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies 

The icing on the cake for these cookies was the sprinkle of sea salt on the chocolate glob. HUBBA HUBBA. 

PS: I used the last of my Homemade Vegan Chocolate Chips for part of these! Boom-shaka-laka. 

Healthy Chocolate Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

Healthy Chocolate Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

Print Recipe
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 12 minutes
  • Total Time: 22 minutes
  • Yield: 16 cookies

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups cashew meal
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup coconut palm sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil, partially melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Toppings

  • 1/3 cup pistachio nuts, raw
  • 2/3 cups dairy-free chocolate chips
  • Himalayan sea salt

Instructions

  1. First, preheat oven to 350ºF and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Place all the wet ingredients in a large bowl and mix (minus coconut oil). Then, add in dry and mix until combined. Then, add coconut oil (you add it last so that the coconut oil doesn’t harden). It should be very similar to classic cookie dough consistency. Set aside.
  3. Prep pistachio nuts, but finely chopping. Place into a bowl.
  4. Scoop out about 2 tablespoons of dough. Roll into a ball. Then, roll into chopped pistachio nuts making sure 3 of the 4 sides are covered. You will have to apply slight pressure to make sure the nuts stick!
  5. Place cookie on baking sheet. Then, using your thumb, press in the middle of the cookie to create your thumbprint. Repeat
  6. Bake at 350º for 10-12 minutes.
  7. Once the cookies come out of the oven, you may need to re-thumbprint the cookies to make sure the impression is deep enough. Let cool for about 10-15 minutes.
  8. To create the chocolate center. Melt about 2/3 cups of dairy-free chocolate chips. Spoon about 2 teaspoons into the center of each cookie. Then, sprinkle on some sea salt.
  9. Place in freezer for about 20 minutes to let the chocolate set. EAT!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
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Healthy Chocolate Pistachio Thumbprint Cookies

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These healthy thumbprint cookies are made with whole ingredients and natural sweeteners. They're grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, paleo-friendly, and SUPER YUMMY!

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  1. Reply

    Ann says

    December 12, 2014 at 6:08 am

    Can you tell me how exactly you use the coconut oil? I’ve baked with it once but while mixing it kind of curdled because it was too cold?! Do you use it solid, melted, partially melted? Is there a trick? Do you use a spoon/spatula for mixing or a whisk or blender?

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      Lee Hersh says

      December 12, 2014 at 7:32 am

      Ahhhh yes! The trick! I just updated the recipe (tweaked it a bit)….so I make sure my coconut oil is partially melted and it’s always the last thing I add. It’s natural thing to do is harden again if it gets cold…and usually you are mixing it with cold ingredients like milk and eggs. I add it last (even after I’ve mixed together wet and dry ingredients) and that usually does the trick!

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        Ann says

        December 12, 2014 at 7:41 am

        Thanks a lot! I will try this. I love using nut meals too!! Your single serving cookbook is on my Christmas wish list 🙂 I don’t even know why I don’t have it already…

        • Lee Hersh
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          Lee Hersh says

          December 12, 2014 at 11:06 am

          Awwwwwwwe. Yah it’s a pretty awesome book especially for dessert lovers 🙂

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    Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says

    December 12, 2014 at 6:18 am

    I’d be okay with ALL the tahini! I really have been obsessed with it the last few months!

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      Lee Hersh says

      December 12, 2014 at 7:31 am

      I need to eat it more. It’s so tasty!

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    Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    December 12, 2014 at 6:34 am

    These cookies have ALL the yum and ALL the pretty goodness going on. AND I want to eat them ALL! Seriously love the pistachio and chocolate combo. Pinned!

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      Lee Hersh says

      December 12, 2014 at 7:30 am

      I KNOWWWW! Pistachio and pomegranate make every photo look good 😀 #itstrue

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    Les @ The Balanced Berry says

    December 12, 2014 at 7:31 am

    Ohhhhh my gosh – these look delightful. Especially the sea salt in the chocolate thumbprint 🙂

    I’ve been loving using nut flours/meals for baking as well – they’re so fun! I recently made a copycat version of the Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bar using cashew meal that turned out awesome!

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      Lee Hersh says

      December 12, 2014 at 7:37 am

      OMG!!!! Send me the link…that sounds fab and I have a thing for copycat recipes….especially if they are made a wee bit healthier 😀

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        Les @ The Balanced Berry says

        December 12, 2014 at 1:12 pm

        I was so excited they turned out so well! 🙂 http://www.thebalancedberry.com/2014/12/09/gluten-free-cranberry-bliss-bars/

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    Tori@Gringalicious.com says

    December 12, 2014 at 8:55 am

    Pistachios and chocolate were meant to go together! These are just the thing to finish of my holiday baking list!

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      Lee Hersh says

      December 12, 2014 at 11:05 am

      I couldn’t have said it better myself

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    Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says

    December 12, 2014 at 10:40 am

    My boyfriend would LOVE these!! He is a pistachio nut (pun intended… hehe)!

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      Lee Hersh says

      December 12, 2014 at 11:05 am

      🙂 totally hiding these on the freezer right now… Away from Blake. Mwahahaha

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    Lisa says

    December 12, 2014 at 11:06 am

    For some reason I always forget about pistachios!!! But I love them, I don’t know why that is!
    And now you have me craving another treat 🙂
    Thankfully with my broken ankle I have all the time in the world to cook these up:) hah

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      Lee Hersh says

      December 12, 2014 at 11:07 am

      Whomp. At least there’s a bright side for being crippled! Hope you are having a swell recovery!

  8. Reply

    Cookin Canuck says

    December 12, 2014 at 11:08 am

    I adore pistachios too, and these cookies are calling my name. So pretty!

  9. Reply

    Urvashee says

    December 12, 2014 at 11:10 am

    These cookies look so pretty. I love pistachios with chocolate!

  10. Reply

    Livi @ Eat, Pray, Work It Out says

    December 12, 2014 at 1:19 pm

    Pistachio and chocolate is one of my favorite combinations! These look SO good!

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    Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction says

    December 12, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    I need to bake more with pistachios! These cookies look so good!

  12. Reply

    Zion Anderson says

    December 12, 2014 at 3:33 pm

    You’ve transformed simple, quality ingredients into a work of art. They were divine! Satisfying and guilt-free. Looking forward to sharing a batch w/friends & family and will definitly double the recipe because I’ll need some all to MYSELF. Thank you FFF!

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    Emily @ Glitz Glam Gluten-Free says

    December 12, 2014 at 4:03 pm

    I’ve never made anything with pistachios before but that needs to change asap because these look delicious!!

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    Arman @ thebigmansworld says

    December 12, 2014 at 9:11 pm

    So guess who made your chocolate chips (although I made it into fugly chunks) and remade an old recipe? I diddd. I also ate said fugly chunks too. Nut flours are the BEST. We just got cashew meal here and it’s so good- borderline peanut flour good.

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    Lisa @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits says

    December 13, 2014 at 1:50 am

    I am so in love with these cookies right now, you don’t even know! I LOVE that they are rolled in crushed pistachios! Pinned!

    • Lee Hersh
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      Lee Hersh says

      December 14, 2014 at 10:08 am

      Thanks for pinning love!

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    Rachel D says

    December 13, 2014 at 10:39 pm

    I just made these and oh my gosh-SO delicious! I used pecans instead of pistachios and couldn’t find the flour you used so i swapped for almond meal/flour! Wow delicious! So glad I splurged and invested in some palm coconut sugar! I tagged you in my instagram post! Thanks for the recipe!

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      Lee Hersh says

      December 14, 2014 at 10:07 am

      Yay!!! Ahh I must of missed it on insta! I should say in the recipe you can use almond meal instead… Tjs was out, that’s why I used cashew

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      Lee Hersh says

      December 14, 2014 at 10:09 am

      Jk I totally commented. Too much wine last night

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    Jodye @ Whole Pure Recipes says

    December 14, 2014 at 11:22 pm

    These are so adorable, and combine two of my absolute favorite flavors. Whenever I find a recipe including pistachios, I realize that I don’t eat them nearly as much as I’d like to. The colors here are fantastic, too. Looks like the perfect holiday cookie!

  18. Reply

    Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    December 20, 2014 at 8:50 pm

    It’s unbelievable how healthy and delicious these thumbprint cookies are! This is definitely a perfect recipe that I NEED to try.

    • Lee Hersh
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      Lee Hersh says

      December 21, 2014 at 8:42 am

      You seriously do! It’s def one of the best cookie I ever made!

  19. Reply

    Monika @ MY FOOD AND HAPPINESS says

    December 21, 2014 at 6:13 pm

    Oh wow! First time I visit your blog and I absolutely love it. These cookies look and sound like the perfect healthy treat! Thanks for the recipe!

    • Lee Hersh
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      Lee Hersh says

      December 22, 2014 at 1:17 pm

      Aww yay! Thanks for stopping by Monika. I hope you come back 😉

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