Lemon cookies with white chocolate and pistachios

Ingredients:

• 1 3/4 cups premium wheat flour
• 1 cup semolina
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 180 g butter, room temperature
• 1 cup of sugar
• 2 tbsp. l. olive oil
• 1 large egg and 1 egg yolk
• 3 tablespoons Limoncello lemon liqueur
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 250 g white chocolate, chopped
• 1/2 cup pistachios, finely chopped

Preparation:

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, semolina, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until white and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
2. In another bowl, combine the olive oil, egg and yolk, lemon liqueur, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Add the egg mixture to the oil mixture and beat with a mixer on medium speed until smooth. Reduce the mixer speed to low, add the flour mixture, and beat until smooth. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 180°C. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a teaspoon, scoop out portions of the dough onto the sheets, forming small ovals 5 cm apart.
4. Bake the cookies until golden brown, about 18 minutes. Rotate the baking sheets halfway through baking to ensure even baking. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool completely.
5. Melt white chocolate in a double boiler. Drizzle the melted white chocolate over the cookies and sprinkle with pistachios. Let the cookies sit at room temperature for 15 minutes to allow the chocolate to harden.
   
   Adviсe
   
   To ensure the cookies are plump and not flat, chill the dough for at least 2 hours, then place on a baking sheet and chill again for 30 minutes.
   
   To ensure even baking and golden browning of the cookies, turn on the convection oven setting 6 minutes before the end of baking. And remember to rotate the baking sheet periodically during baking.
   
   To easily separate the cookies from the parchment, they need to be completely cooled.