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Ingredients
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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
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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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.
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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.
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Drop tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets; flatten gently.
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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.
Cook's Note:
Grease baking sheets lightly instead of lining with parchment paper, if preferred.
Substitute vanilla extract with the scraped seeds of 1 fresh vanilla bean, or 1/8 teaspoon of pistachio flavoring.
I flatten the cookies with the end of the pusher from your food processor. If you don't flatten the cookies, they'll bake up in softly flattened mounds; they're lovely either way.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
93 | Calories |
3g | Fat |
15g | Carbs |
2g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 35 | |
Calories 93 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat 3g | 4% |
Saturated Fat 1g | 6% |
Cholesterol 9mg | 3% |
Sodium 139mg | 6% |
Total Carbohydrate 15g | 5% |
Dietary Fiber 1g | 3% |
Total Sugars 7g | |
Protein 2g | 3% |
Vitamin C 0mg | 0% |
Calcium 15mg | 1% |
Iron 1mg | 3% |
Potassium 54mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.