bourbiza mohamed
This quick and easy avocado cookies recipe replaces butter with avocados. They are homemade with simple ingredients and are soft and moist with a cake-like texture.
For a while now, I have been looking at this recipe in my Mom’s notes and since there was a lonely avocado sitting in the refrigerator, it was high time I made them. These cookies are healthier than my Best Chocolate Chip Cookies and Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies and they are just as delicious as my Fudgy Avocado Brownies and Avocado Cake. Adding avocado to desserts will allow you to replace all the butter, margarine, shortening, oil plus it will also add a lot of moisture. They don’t have a typical flat, round shape. They look like “poofy clouds” with a subtle green color.
Key ingredients
- Egg
- Avocado
- Vanilla extract
- Sugar
- Flour
- Leavening agents- Only baking soda is used.
- Chocolate chips- These should be semisweet and can be replaced with chocolate chunks.
How to make easy avocado cookies recipe from scratch?
The process is very simple. Start off by beating the egg and then mix in avocado, vanilla and sugar. Then, whisk together the flour and baking soda separately and dump this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined. Scoop out dough onto a cookie tray and bake until golden brown.
Here are some TIPS for making chocolate chip avocado cookies:
- Make sure to use a ripe avocado.
- Your egg must be at room temperature since it blends into the batter more smoothly.
- If you want to enhance the chocolate flavor in these cookies, increase the quantity of chocolate chips to ¾ cups.
- You can reduce the sugar to ½ cups, if you prefer cookies that are not too sweet.
- You can can make these cookies with all-purpose flour only. However, I do not recommend making them with only whole wheat flour since they ended up with a weird texture. Someone emailed me and wanted to know if we can make avocado cookies without flour and honestly, I haven’t had much success with that.
- Cookie dough must be chilled for at least 10 minutes. Don’t skip this step or else your cookies will expand too much, while baking and lose their round “poofy” shape.
- Cookies can be stored in a cookie jar at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Here are some FLAVOR VARIATIONS you can try:
- You can also modify this recipe slightly to make an oatmeal cookie. Just add 3 tablespoon oats (quick cooking or regular).
- You can also replace chocolate chips with chopped nuts or even dried fruits likes raisins and cranberries.
- To make a peanut butter version, drizzle melted peanut butter on top of each cookie, once they have cooled to room temperature.
Recipe FAQs
Storage
- Room temperature-
- Refrigerate-
- Freeze-
- Make ahead-
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Easy Avocado Cookies (With Chocolate Chips)
Quick and easy avocado cookies recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Butter is replaced with avocados. Soft and moist with cake-like texture.
Instructions
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In a mixing bowl, beat the egg until fluffy.
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Add avocado and vanilla extract and mix again.
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Mix in the sugar.
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Add the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda and mix until smooth.
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Stir in chocolate chips.
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Use an ice cream scooper to scoop out dough onto a cookie tray, lined with parchment paper.
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Chill the tray for 10 minutes.
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Then, bake at 350 degrees F for for about 15 minutes or util the edges are firm and golden brown.
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Allow them to cool and then enjoy.
Notes
- You can reduce the sugar to ½ cup, if you prefer cookies that are not too sweet.
- Leftovers can be stored in a cookie jar at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Try using other flavors of chocolate chips.
- Don’t over-bake cookies because that would make them dry.
- All ingredients should be at room temperature to allow even mixing.
- You must use a soft and ripe avocado.
- Read additional tips and variations above.
Nutrition
Calories: 137kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 96mgPotassium: 130mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 40IUVitamin C: 1.4mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.9mg
