December 10, 2014 07:33:38 PM
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Cocktail Cookies

¾ c unsalted butter, room temp.
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
½ c granulated sugar, more for shaping
1 ½ c all-purpose flour
½ c shelled pistachios, chopped
¾ c finely crushed potato chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter, vanilla, and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy, for about 3 minutes.

On low speed, add the flour, pistachios and potato chips and mix just until incorporated.

Place some sugar on a plate. Drop tablespoons of dough on the sugared plate and flatten the dough into ¼” thick rounds with a flat-bottom glass. If the glass sticks, sprinkle a little bit of sugar on top of the dough.

Arrange the cookies on parchment paper on a cookie sheet.

Bake the cookies until lightly golden, about 15 minutes.

Cool for 15 minutes and transfer to a wire rack.

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