Reviewed: Apr. 10, 2012

I really didn't like these too well. I forgot, by the time I got around to making the recipe, that others had recommended using an additional box of pudding to enhance the flavor; I followed the recipe as written. But, in addition to the lack of flavor (except for the chocolate drizzle which, fortunately, overpowered the taste of the cookie), I didn't really care for the texture. I think the pudding makes them too dense because they're a little too moist.

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cmartcookie

Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2012

I've been wanting to make these since Christmas. Thought St. Patrick's Day was just as good since they met the color scheme I was looking for. The only change I made was to add 2 boxes of pudding since I had 2 on hand. That did enhance the pistachio flavor. The dough was soft so I ran it through my decorator kit using the large star tip to get the unique shape. The baked texture is soft, because of the pudding, put they held together nicely. I dipped half the batch in chocolate rather than drizzling the chocolate and was very pleased with the final look of the cookies. I made these for Girls Night Out and they all enjoyed them. I think these would be a nice addition to a cookie exchange. I got 10 dozen 3" cookies.

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Molly

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Huntertown, Indiana, USA

Living In: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

AMAZING!!!! They are so delicious! I have made them twice now! I rolled them out on wax paper both times, but they get sticky as you roll them out, so I put powdered sugar on the wax paper the second time I made them. It didn't change the taste or texture at all, just made them much easier to handle! I also used white chocolate instead of dark, since I prefer white. Everyone that has tried them, asked for the recipe! Thank you so much Irene D!

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luv4alwayz

Reviewed: Jan. 28, 2012

very good, although i used my cookie press to simplify matters

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Jezebelina

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2011

I made these for a Christmas cookie exchange at work. They went over very well. They were very soft. It wasn't my favorite cookie but that was just me I think.

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jlauren

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Houston, Texas, USA

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2011

These just did not work for me. I so badly wanted to like them and use them for the Christmas cookie tray! The Award winning soft chocoloate chip cookie recipe on here uses pudding and it makes them very soft, which works well for chocolate chip cookies. I should have assumed that the pudding would do that with these to. Besides being soft they were oddly tasteless. I luckily, only did a half a recipe. I scooped some with the cookie scoop in a mound and they looked the best. The ones in the stick shape, poofed out from the baking powder making them not very eye appealing. I went through with the chocolate drizzle, anyway, but it just made them taste worse. I love all cookies! Maybe, there is a misprint, I am not sure. I was looking for crisp, buttery, and pistachio flavor. Unfortunately, what I made will all get tossed. I don't want to explain on Christmas why the cookies are spongy and have no flavor. A waste of ingredients and good butter! Uggh

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Baker Bee

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2011

Love this cookie. Also good with vanilla pudding and chopped cherries. Everyone always loves them wherever we take them. I do add extra extract - vanilla and/or almond - also grated lemon zest depending on the flavors involved. Try them - you won't be sorry

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deniseusf

Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2011

These were very good but after reading reviews, decided I needed to tweak them. I did add 2 packages of pistachio pudding, almond extract for the vanilla, and a cup of chopped pistachios. Very yummy and will be so pretty on my Christmas cookie trays.

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2girlswvmommy

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2011

I LOOVVEEE pistachio pudding. These cookies were good but using only 1 box of pudding mix did not give these cookies that pistachio flavor I wanted. I recommend 2 boxes. I made these for a work pitch-in and several people said it wasn't enough pistachio flavor. Other than that they were really good. I decided to try other pudding mixes with this recipe. I tried a Strawberry Creme pudding mix and they were a HUGE hit!! I just used the Strawberry Creme mix(1 box) in place of the Pistachio Mix and used Almond extract in place of the Vanilla. I hardly had any cookies leftover to take home-big disappointment on my behalf! lol They're a light pink color so they would be perfect for a girl's baby shower. I would definitely use this recipe again but do 2 boxes instead of one next time. I think I want to try Oreo pudding mix and maybe the cheesecake flavor one too. So many possibilities! I also did the pastry bag method..dough seemed too soft to even attempt rolling it w/my hands..plus it's a pretty display w/the pastry bag and star tip. Thank you for the recipe!!

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kmoles16

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Westport, Indiana, USA

Living In: Greensburg, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2011

An attractive looking cookie, but lacking th pistachio punch I was hoping for. The pistachio flavor is mild and the texture of this cookie is more moist than crunchy. I followed the directions to a "T" and the cookies came out well, just was hoping for more flavor. Not sure I'd make these again.

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