SAINT PATRICK'S PISTACHIO COOKIES

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These taste-tempting green pistachio cookies are the ideal Saint Patrick's Day treat! Two secret ingredients, avocado and applesauce, keep all the taste and texture!

Provided by Kate's Kitchen

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European UK and Ireland Irish

Time 35m

Yield 35

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

½ ripe avocado
¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup applesauce (such as Mott's®)
½ cup white sugar
¼ cup skim milk
1 large egg
2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant pistachio pudding mix (such as Jell-O®)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
⅔ cup pistachio nuts
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Puree avocado in the bowl of a food processor. Add butter and blend until creamy. Add applesauce, sugar, and milk; pulse to combine. Add egg; pulse until smooth. Add pudding mix, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt; pulse until dough is smooth and pastel green.
Place pistachio nuts in a resealable freezer bag and crush with a meat mallet. Add crushed pistachio nuts and flour to dough; pulse to combine.
Drop tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets; flatten gently.
Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are beginning to brown, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheets, 5 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.9 calories, Carbohydrate 14.7 g, Cholesterol 8.8 mg, Fat 3.1 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 138.8 mg, Sugar 7.4 g