Ingredients:

• 225 g – All-purpose flour
• 2 – eggs
• 135 g – Sugar
• 1 tsp – Vanilla essence
• 75 g – Pistachios
• 100 g – Dark Chocolate chips
• 1 tsp – Baking powder.

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius.
2. Beat the sugar, vanilla essence and eggs with an electric beater on high speed until it is thick, pale and fluffy.
3. Beat until the batter falls like small ribbons.
4. Now in a separate bowl sift the flour and the baking powder.
5. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and mix well.
6. Now fold the chocolate and pistachio into the dough.
7. Place the dough on the baking sheet lined with the parchment paper.
8. Form the dough into a 30 cm long and 3 cm wide log.
9. Bake the log in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
10. Take it out and let it rest in a wire rack for 10 mins.
11. Now make 2″ slices of the log with a sharp knife.
12. Place these in a baking sheet and bake for 10 mins on both the sides.
13. Allow to cool in a wire rack.
14. Store in an air tight container.

Recipe courtesy of Ayeesha Riaz