Pistachio Pudding Linzer Cookies

Time to Make Cookie Magic

Making Our Dough

First things first cream your pudding mix butter and sugar together until it’s light and fluffy. I love watching the dough turn this beautiful soft green color. When you add the egg it all comes together like magic.

Getting Ready to Cut

Here’s a trick I learned the hard way roll your dough between parchment paper and freeze it. Those 20 minutes in the freezer make cutting out shapes so much easier.

The Fun Part

Cutting out the shapes is my favorite especially those cute little clovers. I always let my kids help with this part they love seeing the patterns emerge.

Baking Time

Keep a close eye on these beauties while they bake. You want them just set around 6-8 minutes they’ll continue firming up as they cool.

Creating the Filling

While the cookies cool whip up that dreamy frosting. When it’s nice and fluffy you know it’s ready to bring these cookies together.

Making Them Pretty

Let me share some tricks I’ve learned along the way. Always re-chill those scraps before cutting more cookies it makes such a difference in keeping the shapes clean. Want to make them extra festive? Try mixing green and gold sprinkles for that true St. Patrick’s Day feel. I use a piping bag for the frosting it helps control the amount and keeps everything neat.

Keeping Them Fresh

These cookies stay perfect in an airtight container on your counter for about three days if they last that long in your house. Mine usually disappear much faster. If you need them to last longer pop them in the fridge but let them come to room temperature before serving. My top tip? Wait to frost them until you’re ready to serve they stay fresher that way.

Mix It Up

After making these cookies dozens of times I’ve discovered some great variations. If someone has a nut allergy I swap the pistachio pudding for vanilla and add a few drops of green food coloring. The vanilla paste in the frosting can be replaced with regular extract but I love those tiny vanilla bean specks in the filling. For my gluten-free friends I use my favorite cup-for-cup flour blend and they turn out just as delicious. Sometimes I even change up the cutouts making hearts for Valentine’s Day or stars for Christmas.