Hey you guys! I just tried a recipe that uses avocados in cookies!

Sounds gross, right? Think again! Don’t worry…they don’t turn out green, and they don’t taste like avocado (even though avocados are delicious). They were like cookie-brownies by the time they were done! So, if you’re daring and you’ve got an avocado sitting around…let’s bake!

My husband had a co-worker who baked these for work one day. The source for the recipe is below, for the sake of giving credit where credit is due! I’m not entirely creative enough to think of substituting avocado for butter….but this lady from www.foodfanatic.com was that creative!

I had to play around with the baking time a little, because it’s hard to get a consistent amount of dough-batter on the baking sheet. But, I found that by baking them a little longer, they held their form more. The only thing I changed about the original recipe was to add peanut butter chips instead of white chocolate chips…just a preference thing. These cookies won’t turn out like regular cookies, though. They have a little more of a brownie consistency. They are also a tiny bit more dark-chocolate flavored than your typical extra sweet chocolate chip cookies. As my husband said, “have a glass of milk ready!”

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did. Like I said, it isn’t my recipe. But, it was too unique not to share =)

Recipe credit: Meghan Basset – Cake-n-Knife

INGREDIENTS

1 large avocado – ripe, peeled, pitted, and mashed well

¼ cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup brown sugar, plus 2 tablespoons

1 egg

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

½ cup all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

Pinch of salt

1/4 cup dark chocolate chips

1/4 cup peanut butter chips (or white chocolate)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or grease a baking sheet with cooking spray. Set aside for later.

2. In a smaller bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.

3. In a larger bowl, stir together mashed avocado, granulated sugar, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla until well mixed. Stir in dry ingredients, and fold in chocolate/peanut butter chips.

4. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough (roughly) onto the baking sheet. The dough will not be like normal cookie dough, so you can’t form it into balls with your hands without it getting stuck everywhere.

5. Bake for 10-12 minutes, depending on how big you made the dough balls. I would try baking three or so for the first round, to see how they turn out. Depending on your oven and how big the dough balls are, you may need to cook them longer so they aren't too gooey.

6. After you bake them, you must let them sit out for at least 10 minutes so they can cool and hold their form. Don’t place them on a drying rack, as they will fall through it. Let them finish cooking and getting more formed on the baking sheet as they cool. They will be softer, and more brownie-like, when they are done.

These cookies melt in your mouth. They are rich a creamy because of the avocado, and extremely chocolaty. Have some milk handy!

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