Gluten-Free Pistachio Cookies

I am delighted to share with you this recipe for Gluten-Free Pistachio Cookies. If you love pistachios, I am certain that you will love these cookies. The gentle pistachio flavour is complex. It is rich, nutty and slightly sweet whilst the cookies have a chewy exterior and a soft interior. I feel confident that after you try them, they will become a regular addition to your cookie repertoire.

• 200 g (7 oz) pistachio nuts – no shells/unsalted
• 125 g (½ cup + 2 tsp) caster/superfine sugar
• 60 g (½ cup + 2 tsp) almond flour
• 2 large (70 g) egg whites – at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 3 tablespoon powdered/icing sugar – sifted if necessary