½ cup superfine sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 egg yolks

2 cups flour

½ teaspoon fine sea salt

1 teaspoon finely ground cardamom seeds

¼ cup sparkling decorative sugar

¼ cup chopped raw pistachio nuts

Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Using an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth.  Add the sugar and beat for one minute.  Add the vanilla and egg yolks and beat an additional minute.

Whisk together the flour, salt and cardamom.  

Spoon the flour mixture into the mixing bowl

and beat on low speed, then increase to medium and mix just until the batter is combined.  Spoon the dough into a cookie press and press out onto ungreased baking sheets.  In a small bowl combine the sparkling sugar and pistachio nuts, then sprinkle some on each cookie.