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Dark Chocolate Pistachio Cookie Bars

You have to try these Dark Chocolate Pistachio Cookie Bars! Dark chocolate, pistachio butter and sea salt come together to make this perfect chewy masterpiece.

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Dark chocolate and pistachios are two of my favorite things. I love the combo! Sweet and salty, nutty, and buttery. I decided to bake them both in an ultra chewy, buttery cookie bar topped with a touch of sea salt. They are a dream come true!

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The middle is thick, buttery, and chewy, while the top is delightfully crisp and crackly — like a streusel-covered muffin top.

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Plus they’re packed with the nutty, roasted flavor of pistachios and rich dark chocolate. It all comes together in one perfect bar!

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Here’s all you need to make these bars. As you can see, there are no eggs required, so sneaking bites of this cookie dough is guilt-free! All the more reason to make these cookie bars! :)

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I love snacking on pistachios just as they are, but as I’ve mentioned before, I don’t like hard things surprising me in my cookies or brownies. I like them to be uniformly soft and chewy! I definitely wanted to incorporate the delicious, pure flavor of pistachios and dark chocolate into a cookie bar though, so I made pistachio butter.

How to Make The Best Cookie Bars

Just add 2 cups of shelled pistachios to a food processor…

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And process for 10 minutes until smooth and creamy. You can start this process and let it go while you go do something else, like pre-heat the oven, prepare the baking dish, and gather the remaining ingredients.

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Two cups of pistachios produces exactly 1 cup of pistachio butter.

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Mix this with one stick of softened butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, and 1/2 cup white sugar. Beat on medium-high speed for 3-5 mins. Mix in 1 3/4 cups flour on low speed, until just combined, then stir in one bag of chocolate chips.

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Line an 8×8 baking dish with foil and generously coat with non-stick cooking spray.

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Press the dough into the prepared pan. Dough may be slightly crumbly, but that’s okay.

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Top generously with a coarse finishing salt like kosher salt or fleur de sel.

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Dark Chocolate Pistachio Cookie Bars

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 16 cookie bars 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Oven
  • Cuisine: American

Description

You have to try these Dark Chocolate Pistachio Cookie Bars! Dark chocolate, pistachio butter and sea salt come together to make this perfect chewy masterpiece.

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups (10 oz) shelled pistachios
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 (12 oz) bag dark chocolate chips
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Instructions

  1. Place 2 cups shelled pistachios into the work bowl of a food processor. Process for 10 minutes until smooth and creamy. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8×8 baking dish with foil, then coat generously with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. With a mixer, beat pistachio butter, softened butter, and both sugars on medium-high speed for 3-5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add flour and mix on low speed until just incorporated. Stir in dark chocolate chips. Press dough into prepare pan.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes until top just starts to turn golden. Let bars cool completely in the pan set on a cooling rack before cutting. Middle may be slightly gooey when you first pull these bars out of the oven, but will set up as they cool. Top generously with a coarse finishing salt like kosher salt or fleur de sel.

Notes

I used shelled roasted and salted pistachios in this recipe. If you use unsalted pistachios, add 1/2 teaspoon salt to the flour before mixing into the dough.

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28 Responses
  1. Kim

    Made them. They taste great but are very crumbly. The dough was very crumbly after the flour was added. Wonder if they need more wet ingredients?

  2. Sarah

    Hi Amanda,

    I made these the other day, hoping they would become a new cookie/bar on my Christmas cookie plate. Pistachios and dark chocolate seems like a perfect pairing! I followed the recipe exactly. Had them in the oven for 23 minutes and they were so dry, they just crumbled and couldn’t hold their shape. I also found the pistachio flavor to be kind of muted next to the dark chocolate and wondered if keeping a little crunch from the pistachio nut might be nicer. When they are chewier, could their flavor be better? I was, overall, disappointed in how these turned out. And, given they aren’t inexpensive to make, don’t know that they are worth trying again. :(

    Sarah

  3. Kim

    i think I am going to add these to my Christmas baking this year! But what has peaked my interest is you measuring cup, does it push ingredients out from the bottom, and if so where does one get such an ingenious little gadget?!?

  4. arnold thomas

    I tried this recipe and I loved it!!!!! My kids thought it was the best thing they ever had. I would defiantly make it again but substitute Dark Chocolate for Milk Chocolate.

    1. Amanda

      I used shelled roasted and salted pistachios in this recipe. If you use unsalted pistachios, add 1/2 teaspoon salt to the flour before mixing into the dough. Hope this helps!

  5. Heather@girlandherkitchen

    Yum! I just made them with a few modifications and they are fabulous! Thank you so much for such a delicious recipe. Question—where did you store leftovers…fridge? Container on the counter?

    1. Amanda

      Hi Stefanie! Pull them out of the oven when they are still slightly gooey in the middle, and let them finish cooking as they set up and cool on the counter. Also topping with a scoop of ice cream helps. :D Enjoy!! :)

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