Pistachio Biscuits with Lime
Lovely, easy pistachio biscuits with a bright lime twist — delightfully tasty and simple to make.
Whether you call them biscuits or cookies, these little treats are crisp, fragrant and studded with vivid green pistachios that look as good as they taste.
They’re ideal for gifting in clear bags with ribbons or for stashing in the biscuit tin at home. They rarely last long once people tuck in.
How to make Pistachio Biscuits with Lime
These biscuits are straightforward and great for cooking with kids. The texture comes from rubbing butter into flour until the mix resembles fine breadcrumbs — little hands enjoy this step.
Tip: ask children to rinse their hands in cold water first; it helps keep things tidier.
Once the butter is rubbed in, stir in the sugar, chopped pistachios and lime zest. Add a beaten egg and combine into a firm dough. That’s all there is to it.
Chill the dough
Shape the dough into a sausage, wrap it tightly and chill in the fridge. Chilling makes it easier to slice neat rounds and helps preserve the biscuit shape when baking.
Cut into rounds
After chilling, slice the dough into 5–10 mm rounds. This quantity makes about 20 biscuits, depending on thickness.
Bake until golden
Place the rounds on a baking tray, leaving space between each so they don’t spread into each other. Lightly press them down and bake until golden. They’ll come out crisp at the edges with a lovely pistachio bite.
Kids cooking — perfect for little bakers
These pistachio and lime biscuits are a brilliant beginner recipe for children. They’re simple, quick and satisfying. Encourage kids to take part — it builds confidence and practical skills, and you might even end up with one evening a week where they cook a treat for the family.
If you enjoy baking with kids, you might also like cherry and chocolate chip biscuits for another easy family project.
In short: get the kids involved, have fun, and you might discover a future little chef in your kitchen.
Other tasty biscuits
Another favourite is Italian Ricciarelli — chewy almond biscuits often dusted with icing sugar. They’re delicious, make lovely gifts and are naturally gluten free.
If lime is your thing, try a lime & coconut loaf cake for a different but complementary bake.
Enjoy — thanks, Clare
Pistachio Biscuits with Lime
30 minutes
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20
147kcal
Ingredients
- 225 g (8 oz) self-raising flour
- Pinch of salt
- 170 g (6 oz) butter
- 110 g (4 oz) golden caster sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 75 g shelled pistachios, roughly chopped
- Zest of 2 limes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas 4.
- Sift the flour and salt into a bowl, then rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Stir in the sugar, chopped pistachios and lime zest.
- Add the beaten egg and mix to form a stiff dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead gently until smooth.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the fridge for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Remove from the fridge and slice into 5–10 mm rounds (about 20 biscuits).
- Place the rounds on a baking tray, slightly press down and leave space between them so they don’t stick together.
- Bake for about 15 minutes until golden. Allow to cool slightly, then enjoy.