Have you guys ever baked with avocados before?! I know it might sound kinda strange, especially putting avocados in cookies, but you really don’t taste the avocado at all and it gives these cookies a slight green tint which is perfect for St. Patrick’s Day and Spring!
When I first heard of the idea of baking with avocados I thought it was pretty crazy, but if you think about it it totally makes sense. All you have to do is replace the fat (butter or oil) in the recipe with mashed avocado and it works perfectly. I promise these cookies don’t taste a thing like guacamole 🙂 although that probably wouldn’t stop me from eating them!
These aren’t your traditional crispy chocolate chip cookies, instead they are really moist and cake-like, which is my favorite kind of cookie! They are also loaded with lots of chocolate chips and pistachios which makes them even better. I like to think that since they have a cake-like texture and have lots of nuts in them that they are acceptable to eat for breakfast. I’m declaring avocado cookies the new avocado toasts!
So, how do you guys like to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? By eating Irish food and drinking green beer? Or eating green food and drinking whiskey? I honestly can’t remember the last time I actually celebrated the holiday, but I do try to always wear something that is green because nobody likes to get pinched 🙂
However you choose to celebrate, I hope you have lots of fun and stay safe!
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Avocado Cookies with Chocolate Chips & Pistachios {gluten free}
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 18-20 1x
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free 1:1 Baking Flour*
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup mashed avocado, about 2 avocados
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pistachios
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Combine flour, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a medium sized bowl and set aside. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, granulated sugar, and avocado. Beat until creamy, about 30 seconds. Add eggs (one by one) and beat, then add vanilla and beat again.
- Add flour mixture in two batches, mixing well between each. Mix in chocolate chips and pistachios with a spoon until combined. Drop mixture in rounded tablespoons (you could also do rounded teaspoons for smaller cookies) onto a non-greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Recipe yields 18-20 cookies, depending on size.
Notes
*This recipe will probably work well with regular gluten free flour or all purpose flour, but I personally have only tried it with the 1:1 gluten free baking flour.
**Recipe adapted from Trade Joe’s semi-sweet chocolate chip bag
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Category: Dessert, Gluten Free
I am obsessed with these cookies. Any idea other calories per cookie
Thank you! I will work on getting the info!
I love this recipe. Added coconut and used oat flour. Everyone loved them, I’ve had to make multiple batches since I first made them, they go so quick. Thanks
That’s so nice to hear!!
Love these cookies! I tried it when I received a lot of avocados from a friend with Avocado trees.
I have tried with & without GF flour. I added rolled oats which helped lessen the GF grainy texture.
Do you have a rough estimate of the calorie count per cookie?
Thanks
I’m so glad you enjoyed them!!
Hello! i love avocado and i really want to try this recipe
u think that it might work without the eggs?
Hi! I’ve never tried it without eggs myself, but it might work as long as you use an egg replaces. I wouldn’t leave them out without replacing them somehow though. Good luck!