These festive red and green Christmas shortbread cookies are naturally colored with beets and pistachios.
The pistachio- and beet-colored cookies are the last project of my Advent Calendar 2017. Merry Christmas to you!
Ingredients (for 40 cookies)
Naturally Green Pistachio-Colored Dough:
- 275g flour
- 125g butter
- 50g sugar
- 1 egg
- 120g ground unsalted pistachios
- pinch of salt
Naturally Red Beet-Colored Dough:
- 275g flour
- 125g butter
- 50g sugar
- 1 egg
- about 4 tsp raw beetroot puree
Combine all ingredients for the pistachio dough in a large bowl. Combine all ingredients for the beet-colored dough in a separate bowl. Put the doughs into the fridge to chill.
Preheat the oven to 356°F (180°C). On a lightly floured surface roll out the doughs to 1/8-inch (1/4cm) thickness and cut out shapes with cookie cutters. Bake the cookies for 10 minutes.
You can fill the naturally colored cookies with jam if you want. I used blueberry jam to fill the cookies.
How fun! I’ve been wanting to try more natural food coloring and these are definitely perfect for the holidays. Thanks so much for sharing at the #happynowlinkup!
Thanks Leslie! 😀 Happy New Year!
I love finding naturally colored food recipes! Your recipe looks simple and delicious, pinning for later!
Thanks for pinning, Alison! 🙂 Happy New Year!
What an interserting and healthy way for food coloring, especially when you have young children like me. thx for sharing.
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Thanks Rasha! 😀
These are so cute! Do the pink ones taste like beet?
Thanks Robin! 🙂 The green ones taste like pistachios but the pink ones don’t taste like beet.
Love these! Especially the idea of the pistachio flavor. I am a sucker for pistachio anything! #happynowlinkup
Thanks Jen! Happy New Year!
These are darling and look yummy too! Love how you created the natural dyes. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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Jann
Thanks Jann!
I never thought of using pistachios for green cookies – what a great idea. Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Thanks Helen! 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday in 2017. Wishing you the very best in 2018 and hope to see you soon.
Happy New Year!
Miz Helen
Thanks Helen! Happy New Year!
Oooh yum, pistachios! These biscuits sound great at any time of the year! Thank you for sharing with #CookBlogShare x
Thank you Kirsty! 🙂
Hi Lina,
These cookies look scrumptious and the fact that they are naturally colored makes them amazing! Thanks for bringing it to Fiesta Friday!Happy 2018!
Thanks Sandhya! 😀 Happy New Year!
They look so pretty!
Thanks for sharing at Home Sweet Home! Happy New Year.
Thank you, Sherry!
They turned out really cute and they look delicious.
Thank you for sharing on the Homestead Blog Hop.
Thanks, Bonnie!