Spumoni Chocolate Chip Cookies

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Spumoni Chocolate Chip Cookies). This is an Italian-inspired twist on an American tradition. My family loves spumoni ice cream, so I decided I'd try to alter my chocolate chip recipe to fancy them. In this creation, cherries and pistachios liven up already delicious chocolate chip cookies.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 30 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 4 dozen

Spumoni Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup butter

softened

¼ cup white sugar

¾ cup packed brown sugar

1 (3.4 ounce) package instant pistachio pudding mix

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

½ cup chopped maraschino cherries

¼ cup chopped pistachios

Italian Bread Bowls

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift together the flour and baking soda; set aside.

Step 2

Cream together the butter white sugar and brown sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in the instant pudding mix until well combined. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla. Blend in the flour mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips cherries and pistachios. Drop by large spoonfuls onto ungreased baking pans.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until light brown about 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Spumoni Chocolate Chip Cookies

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 247.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.7g 5%

Carbohydrates: 32.2g 10%

Dietary Fiber: 1.3g 5%

Sugars: 19.4g

Fat: 13.1g 20%

Saturated Fat: 7.6g 38%

Cholesterol: 35.8mg 12%

Vitamin A Iu: 263.5IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.4mg 11%

Folate: 26.3mcg 7%

Calcium: 18.6mg 2%

Iron: 1.2mg 7%

Magnesium: 22mg 8%

Potassium: 100.7mg 3%

Sodium: 179.1mg 7%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 11%

Calories From Fat: 117.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.