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Blarney Stones | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | Enjoy the luck of the #Irish with these fantastic #cookies. They're made with #pecans, #PistachioPuddingMix, #AlmondExtract & #ButterscotchMorsels & are so mouthwatering. They are terrific for #tailgating or #holiday parties. #dessert #ChristmasCookieExchange #StPatricksDay #BlarneyStones

Blarney Stones

Teresa Ambra
Blarney Stones are absolutely mouthwatering. These lovely cookies have a little bit of the Irish in them with pistachio pudding mix, pecans, almond extract and butterscotch chips. They're great for holiday baking including Christmas Cookie Exchanges and St. Patrick's Day. We also enjoy them for potlucks, tailgating parties and any time we want to cure a sweet tooth craving.
3 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine Irish
Servings 42
Calories 147 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 spatula
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 3.4 oz. pkg. Jello instant pistachio pudding mix
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 tsp. Green food coloring gel or more as desired
  • 2 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 12 oz. pkg. Nestle's butterscotch chips
  • 1 cup chopped pecans walnuts or pistachio nuts

Instructions
 

  • In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugars, extracts, pistachio pudding mix, eggs, green food coloring and baking soda with an electric mixer until smooth.
  • Stir in flour, butterscotch chips and pistachio nuts or walnuts (batter will be stiff).
  • Cover and chill for several hours.
  • Shape into 1 ½-inch balls.
  • Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake at 350° for about 12 minutes.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks after 6 minutes of baking time.
  • Remove from baking sheets to wire racks; cool.

Notes

NOTE: Be careful not to overbake these cookies as they lose the green color the longer they bake.
 
Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.
 
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen

Nutrition

Calories: 147kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 102mgPotassium: 29mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 158IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword butterscotch, cookie, dessert, pecans
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