Dessert for 24
Pistachio Cherry Meltaways
These tender cookies mix butter, pistachio pudding, flour, almond extract, and chopped cherries before baking until lightly set.
Typical price
$0.77for 4 servings
$0.19 per serving$0.77 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 24servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 8 oz | $3.20Typical price |
| Cake, pancake and baking mixes$0.18/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $0.61Typical price |
| Cherries$4.99/lb typical | 0.15 lb | $0.78Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $4.59 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Syrups, molasses, powdered sugarFlourCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 package (3 2/5 oz) instant pistachio pudding mix
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp almond extract
- optional green food coloring
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with parchment.
- Beat the butter and powdered sugar in a large bowl until smooth.
- Mix in the pudding mix, almond extract, and food coloring if using, then stir in the flour.
- Fold in the chopped cherries, shape the dough into 24 balls, and place them on the baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are lightly set.
- Cool the cookies on the sheets for 5 minutes, then move them to a flat surface to cool completely.
Swaps
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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