Saint Patrick's Pistachio Cookies

Name: Saint Patrick's Pistachio Cookies
Total time: 35
Yield: 35
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

Recipe by Kate's Kitchen from allrecipes.com

Dessert 35 Mins.

Ingredients

35 servings

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½ ripe avocado
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¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
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½ cup applesauce (such as Mott's®)
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½ cup white sugar
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¼ cup skim milk
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1 large egg

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2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant pistachio pudding mix (such as Jell-O®)
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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½ teaspoon salt
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⅔ cup pistachio nuts
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2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Instructions

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.