Day 89: Pistachio Cake Cookies for #SundaySupper

When I think about comfort food I immediately think about dinners at my Grandma and Grandpa Caponi's. My Grandma was a wonderful cook and an even better baker. She took such pride in feeding her family. She used fresh, simple ingredients. Everything she made was delicious. One of my absolute favorite things she would bake was Pistachio Cake.



Grandma and the boys around the kitchen table. We miss her so much!

She got the recipe from her sister-in-law many years ago and often had one on hand to serve to surprise guests. I have such fond memories of sitting at her and Grandpa's kitchen table, eating pistachio cake, and just talking. The conversations shared and advise given over a slice of pistachio cake is the real reason why this is my go to comfort food.

When I first started this challenge, one of my goals was to turn Grandma's famous cake into a cookie. It wasn't easy. One of notable things about this cake was the swirl of the chocolate cake layer and pistachio layer. I really wanted to capture that in the cookie. After a few attempts, I think I finally produced a cookie worthy of note.

I am so happy to be participating in this weeks #SundaySupper. We are honored to have the fantastic Lee Woodruff joing us this week. During our Twitter chat this evening, #SundaySupper will be giving away 5 signed copied of Lee's book,  Those We Love Most, all you have to do is share your most memorable comfort food recipes. What a fun bonus to our already fab #SundaySupper chat!

1 box of french vanilla cake mix
1 box of pistachio pudding
1/4 cup of orange juice
2 eggs
1/2 cup of oil
1 cup of Hershey's Syrup

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
Mix together cake mix and pudding
Add orange juice, oil and eggs, mix well
Place 1 and 1/2 cups of the batter into a separate bowl.
In that separate bowl add Hershey's syrup.
On a parchment lined cookie sheet place a dollop of pistachio mix on cookie sheet
Top each dollop with chocolate batter
Swirl each cookie with a toothpick

Bake for 10-12 minutes

Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, remove to cooling rack to finish cooling.

Enjoy!!!

Now that you have checked out my comfort food recipe, come and see what my #SundaySupper friends have brought to the table.



This Week’s Sunday Supper Recipes:

#SundaySupper Comfort Food |Soups

• Cream of Broccoli Cheese Soup by Damn Delicious
• Loaded Baked Potato Soup by Supper for a Steal
• Kalbi Tang or Korean Short Rib Soup by Kimchi MOM
• Korean mandoo (dumpling) soup by Crispy Bits & Burnt Ends
• Chicken Noodle Soup by My Catholic Kitchen
• Thai’d up chicken noodle soup by I Run For Wine
• Ditalini Italian Soup by Mangiamo!
• Spicy Black Bean Soup by Mama’s Blissful Bites
• Chicken Chowder by Pippis in the Kitchen Again

#SundaySupper Comfort Food | Main Dish

• Sausage Gravy and Biscuits by Big Bears Wife
• Comforting Down-Home Shrimp and Grits by The Weekend Gourmet
• Pumpkin Alfredo Tortellini Bake by The Meltaways
• Old Fashioned Mac and Cheese by Flour on My Face
• Lasagna Roll Ups by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
• Green Plantain Hash by Basic n Delicious
• Venison Chili by The Messy Baker Blog
• Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Pasta Shells by That Skinny Chick can Bake
• Winter Chicken Stew by Mrs. Mama Hen
• Quinoa, Spinach, and Kale Lasagna by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Baked Oysters and Apples by Pescetarian Journal
• Individual Chicken Pot Pies by Noshing With The Nolands
• Kaesespaetzle {Baked Cheese Spaetzle} by Galactosemia in PDX
• Jalapeno and Bacon Mac N’ Cheese by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
• Quiche aux Champignons {Mushroom Quiche} by An Appealing Plan
• Mini Mac n Cheese Cups with Pork Shoulder Ragù by Hip Foodie Mom
• Chicken a la King by Girlichef
• Creamy Chicken & Dumplings by La Cocina de Leslie
• Spaghetti Squash Gratins by She likes ruffles, he likes truffles
• Creamy Chicken Enchiladas by Home Cooking Memories
• Savory Slow-Cooked Pork Stew by Daddy Knows Less
• Chicken Roasted with White Wine and Garlic by Webicurean
• Shepherd’s Pie by Small Wallet Big Appetite
• One Skillet Pumpkin Lasagna by The Realistic Nutritionist
• Chicken “Pot Pie” by Diabetic Foodie
• Gluten Free Cornish Pasty by Maroc Mama
• Warm Oven Baked Samosas Stuffed With Sweet Potato & Peas by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
• Caramelized Onion-Challah Stuffing Muffins by Comfy Cuisine
• Comforting Mashed Potatoes by Momma’s Meals
• Chunky Chili Beans by Mama Mommy Mom
• Rustic Cauliflower and Tomato Gratin by The Wimpy Vegetarian
• Feijoada Portuguese Bean Stew by Family Foodie

#SundaySupper Comfort Food | Desserts

• Biscuits and Chocolate Gravy by Juanita’s Cocina
• Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream by Cravings of a Lunatic
• Sour Cream Pound Cake by Mom’s Test Kitchen
• Chocolate Layer Cake by Magnolia Days
• Cinnamon Rice Pudding by Vintage Kitchen Notes
• Smores Hot Cocoa by Chocolate Moosey
• Sweet Red Bean Pie by What Smells So Good
• Gluten Free Pumpkin Cheesecake by No One Likes Crumbly Cookies
• Dark Chocolate Caramel Brownies by Daily Dish Recipes
• Nutella Shortbread Bars by Baker Street

Pairing Wine with Sunday Supper Comfort Food Favorites! by ENOFYLZ Wine Blog

 

We would be honored to have you join us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper. We’ll be meeting up at 7:00 pm(Eastern) for our weekly #SundaySupper live chat where we’ll talk about our favorite Comfort Food Recipes.
All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.
We’d also love to feature your easy go to recipes on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board and share them with all of our followers, too.