Recipes with pistachio nuts

Pistachio sugar cookies: buttery rolled sugar cookies topped with chopped pistachios pressed into the surface before baking. Crisp, delicate, and elegant with a nutty crunch on every cookie.

Pudding is always a great dessert, and on the top, spread some pistachio, really great!

Gelo di Mellone, a traditional Sicilian watermelon pudding thickened with cornstarch, studded with pistachios, chocolate, and candied citron, finished with cinnamon.

Creamy shrimp and pistachio spread made with blended cottage cheese, lemon juice, and onion powder. A no-cook appetizer for crackers or chips that chills in an hour.

A showstopping Persian jeweled rice (javaher polow) layered with saffron-glazed carrots, barberries, currants, pistachios, almonds, orange peel, and rose water. Topped with a golden tah dig crust.

Four-layer chocolate torte with whipped cream filling, milk chocolate frosting, roasted pistachios, and handmade chocolate hearts on top. A stunning centerpiece from a simple cake mix.

Pistachio chip cookies with white vanilla milk chips, brown sugar, and a touch of oats for chew. Buttery, salty-sweet drop cookies studded with crunchy green pistachios in every bite.

Banana Pudding Splits are a lighter take on the classic, with low-fat chocolate yogurt pudding, fresh banana, pistachios, whipped topping, and a cherry. Diabetic-friendly and ready in 20 minutes.

West: Royal Lamb Chops Braised with Nuts and Saffron recipe

Lebanese Baklawa Be'Aj features phyllo squares shaped into lily petals around an egg-white walnut and almond filling, soaked in rose water and orange blossom syrup. A showstopper pastry for special occasions.

A classic French pear and frangipane tart: vanilla-poached pears arranged over almond pastry cream spiked with kirsch and crushed macaroons, finished with apricot glaze and pistachios.

Semolina pastries stuffed with pistachios, cinnamon, and sugar, then dipped in orange flower water and rolled in powdered sugar. A Middle Eastern-style cookie.

Paneer Patties in Orange Perfumed Cream Sauce (Ras Malai) recipe

Pistachio kulfi pops made the traditional Indian way: whole milk slowly reduced to a concentrated, caramelized base, then frozen with chopped pistachios. No ice cream maker required.

Pistachio and white chocolate cookies with brown sugar, butter-flavored shortening, and toasted pistachios. Chewy or crisp by choice, the classic holiday cookie tin upgrade.

Pistachio-almond biscotti drizzled with dark chocolate: crunchy, twice-baked Italian cookies packed with two kinds of nuts. Coffee's best friend and a gift-tin classic.