Cran-Pistachio Cookies

With March coming to an end, I’m already thinking about April. It’s Earth Month! I’ve taken the pledge by the Bulk is Green Council (BIG) to purchase bulk foods once a week during Earth Month. BIG is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the environmental and economic benefits of purchasing foods from the bulk bins.

Did you know that:

• “If Americans purchased all of their almonds in bulk for 1 month, 6,000,000 pounds of waste would be saved from landfills. That’s the equivalent weight of 522.5 elephants.
• Purchasing oatmeal from the bulk bins saves 5x the waste of its packaged equivalent.
• If the average American family bought peanut butter in bulk for 1 month, 172 pounds of waste per family would be saved from entering landfills.
• If Americans purchased all of their coffee from the bulk bins for 1 month (Earth Month), 20,000,000 pounds of foil packaging would be saved from landfills. That’s the equivalent weight of 7,667 compact cars.”

That’s a whole lot one person/family can do for the world. Come and take the Love Bulk Foods pledge every week in April with me over at lovebulkfoods.com! You’ll be entered to win a prize pack filled with everything you need to create a natural pantry stocked with foods from the bulk bins. The prize pack includes:

• two 100% recycled glass storage jars for an eco-friendly way to store bulk foods
• one “Love Bulk” branded canvas, all-purpose , reusable tote bag for your grocery shopping trips
• samples of food from the following companies that can be found in most bulk foods aisles of grocery stores nationwide:
• non-GMO Certified whole grains from Lundberg Family Farms
• natural and USDA-Organic trail mix from SunRidge Farms
• USDA-Organic spices and tea from Frontier Natural Products Co-op
• All natural French Vanilla and Wild Bluberry Flax granola from Attune Foods

Approximate value of the pack is $75. Winners will be drawn once a week during Earth Month.

This is a soft cookie recipe from AllRecipes. The pistachio flavor from the pudding is very light, so the actual pistachios are a pleasant touch. It’s a great recipe that you can make with the kids, since most of the ingredients come from a box. This would also be a great recipe for Christmas because of the festive colors.