Saint Patrick's Pistachio Cookies

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!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 93 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Drop tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets; flatten gently.

Step 5

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.