Chocolate Avocado Cookies

A chocolate cookie being held above a baking tray and bowl of halved avocados.

4.73 from 18 votes

These chocolate avocado cookies are soft fudgy cookies with the goodness of avocado baked in. Free from dairy, gluten and nuts they are a handy recipe to know!

Prep Time7

Cook Time20

Total Time27

Course: Baking

Cuisine: New Zealand

Keyword: Avocado cookies, avocado cookie recipe, chocolate avocado cookies

Servings: cookies

Calories: 129kcal

Author: Stacey

Ingredients

130 grams avocado 1 medium
120 mililitres maple syrup ½ cup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
50 grams desiccated coconut ½ cup
50 grams cocoa ½ Cup
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 Tablespoon hot water
¼ cup dark chocolate drops

Instructions

Start by mashing your avocado in a medium/large mixing bowl.
Add the egg, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth.
Add the cocoa powder and desiccated coconut, and mix/beat until well combined.
Dissolve the baking soda in the hot water, add this to the avocado cookie batter, mix/beat well.
Add the chocolate drops and mix so that they are combined evenly in the batter. (the batter will be pretty wet and sticky)
Refrigerate the batter for 20-30 minutes. This will make it easier to roll into balls.
Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius (360 Fahrenheit), line a baking tray with baking paper.
Scoop the avocado cookie batter onto the lined tray, use the back of a wet spoon to flatten and shape the cookies.
Optional extra: Add a few extra chocolate drops to the top of each avocado cookie.
Bake the cookies for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely on the tray.

Notes

When you are scooping and flattening your cookies use a damp spoon and or scoop, this stops the cookie batter from sticking.
These cookies are a soft fudgy cookie recipe, they are quite soft when they first come out of the oven so let them cool before trying to move them around.
You can store these cookies for up to 4 days in an air-tight container in a cool environment. If your house is very warm and humid they may last better in the fridge.

Ingredient substitusions

Desiccated coconut: This can be substituted for ground almond or almond meal.
Dark chocolate drops: if you do not require dairy free then you can use any chocolate drops or chocolate chips.

Nutrition

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