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Pistachio Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

September 2, 2025

30 minutes

medium

8-10 brownies

Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies… But with Pistachio Cream! 💚

Irresistible Pistachio Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies stuffed with molten pistachio cream. Chewy edges, gooey centers, melty chocolate, and yes, a swirl of sourdough discard for that rich, nutty depth.

🍪✨ Meet your new cookie obsession: Pistachio Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies. These beauties take everything you love about a classic chocolate chip cookie with chewy edges, gooey centers, and rich chocolate, then turn up the magic with sourdough discard for depth of flavor and a molten pistachio cream surprise in the center.

It’s one of those cookies that looks bakery-fancy but is actually fun to make at home (especially if you love sneaking spoonfuls of pistachio cream while shaping the dough 😉). Freezing little scoops of pistachio cream is the trick that makes these cookies unforgettable. Once baked, each bite reveals a creamy pistachio core wrapped in tender sourdough cookie dough.

Perfect for weekend baking, dessert boards, or showing off your sourdough skills in the sweetest way. Let’s bake!

Pistachio sourdough chocolate chip cookies with gooey chocolate chunks and crushed pistachios, styled with a glass of milk on a rustic wooden table.

🥰 Why You’ll Love These Cookies

💚 Pistachio cream surprise – gooey, molten centers that feel like bakery magic.

🍫 Chocolate + pistachio = dream team – melty chocolate meets nutty crunch.

🍞 Sourdough discard twist – chewy texture with subtle depth you’ll crave again.

✨ Bakery-style edges – golden crisp outside, soft molten middle.

🕒 Showstopping yet simple –bakery-fancy but secretly easy to make.

👩‍🍳 A Baker’s Tease

Want to know the trick that takes these cookies from homemade to bakery-wow? It’s a little swirl called the cookie scoot. Right after baking, grab a bowl or cutter that’s just bigger than your cookie and give it a gentle swirl around the edges. Instantly? Picture-perfect circles, gooey middles, and major bragging rights.

Batch of pistachio sourdough chocolate chip cookies on parchment, topped with melted chocolate chunks, crushed pistachios, and flaky sea salt.
🍪💚 Fresh from the oven! Pistachio + chocolate + flaky salt = cookie bliss. ✨

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Ingredients

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8 tbsp pistachio cream + extra for topping (freeze in 1 tbsp scoops for filling)
113 g unsalted butter (½ cup), browned and cooled slightly
100 g light brown sugar (½ cup, packed)
50 g granulated sugar (¼ cup)
45 g sourdough discard (about 3 tbsp, unfed)
1 large egg, room temperature
½ tsp vanilla extract
160 g all-purpose flour (1 ⅓ cups)
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
45 g pistachios, crushed (⅓ cup)
Flaky Sea Salt
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Nutritional Information

370 Calories
38g Carbs
5g Protein
22g Fat
22g Sugar

Directions

1.

Prepare pistachio filling

Scoop pistachio cream into 1 tbsp balls and freeze until firm (at least 30 minutes).
Scoops of pistachio cream on a parchment-lined tray, ready to freeze for stuffing into sourdough chocolate chip cookies.
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2.

Brown the butter

In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Continue cooking, swirling occasionally, until it foams and turns golden with a nutty aroma (5–7 minutes). Transfer to a mixing bowl and let cool slightly.
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3.

Chop Pistachios

While the butter cools, lightly crush or chop pistachios with a knife, or give them a quick pulse in a small food processor. Set aside.
Small KitchenAid food processor filled with pistachios, ready to be pulsed for pistachio sourdough chocolate chip cookies.
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4.

Mix dry ingredients

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
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5.

Cream butter & sugars

Beat the browned butter with brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth and slightly thickened.
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6.

Add egg & vanilla

Beat until cohesive and creamy.
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7.

Mix in discard

Add sourdough discard and blend just until incorporated.Add sourdough discard and blend just until incorporated.
Wooden spoon with pistachios, glass cup with sourdough discard
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8.

Bring dough together

Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
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9.

Fold in chocolate & pistachios

Mix gently to keep the dough tender.
Glass bowl of sourdough cookie dough with chocolate chips and chopped pistachios folded in, ready to be shaped into cookies.
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10.

Wrap filling

Scoop about 1 ½ tbsp dough, flatten, place a frozen pistachio cream ball inside, and seal the dough around it. Roll into a ball.
Close-up of pistachio sourdough chocolate chip cookie dough scooped onto a parchment-lined baking tray, with filling inside and ready to bake.
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11.

Chill dough

Refrigerate filled dough balls at least 2 hours (overnight is best) or freeze for 20–30 minutes.
Close-up of pistachio sourdough chocolate chip cookie dough scooped onto a parchment-lined baking tray, ready to bake.
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12.

Bake

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Place dough balls on a parchment-lined sheet, spaced apart. Bake 11–13 minutes until edges are golden and centers are soft. Immediately sprinkle lightly with flaky sea salt.
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13.

Cookie scoot (optional)

While still hot, place a round cutter or bowl around each cookie and gently swirl to form perfect circles.
Single pistachio sourdough chocolate chip cookie on a baking tray, perfectly round from the cookie scoot technique, topped with pistachios and melted chocolate chunks.
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14.

Finish

Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let them cool slightly.
Freshly baked pistachio sourdough chocolate chip cookies cooling on a wire rack with melty chocolate chips on top.
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15.

The Moment Has Arrived

Sprinkle flaky sea salt over the top, scatter with crushed pistachios, and enjoy the gooey chocolate oozing through each bite while still warm.
Close-up of a gooey pistachio sourdough chocolate chip cookie broken open to reveal melted chocolate and pistachio cream filling, with milk in the background.
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16.

Crumb Trail

Don’t forget the little details — the pistachio crumbs and chocolate flecks left behind are part of the joy. Scoop them up with your last bite, because nothing goes to waste in a cookie this good. 🍪✨
Close-up of a pistachio sourdough chocolate chip cookie broken open with melted chocolate oozing out, topped with pistachios, with a glass of milk in the background.
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Notes

These cookies are best when they’re still warm from the oven, when the pistachio cream melts into the chocolate and oozes with every bite. Cozy up with a friend… or keep the whole plate for yourself. No judgment, just pure gooey joy. 🍪💚
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