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Guiltless Double Chocolate Avocado Cookies

The ingredients may not say “cookies”, but the taste certainly does!

Don’t be fooled by the name, these cookies are amazing! They’re not one of those “healthy” recipes where you have to close your eyes, spin around three times and only then do they vaguely resemble something sorta like a cookie. These babies are also gluten, grain and dairy free so they’re friendly for everyone!

If you’re a lover of chocolate, and I mean chocolate…then these are the cookies for you! They’re flourless, butterless (not that I have anything against butter!) and refined sugar free. These cake-like gems will cure even the fiercest chocolate craving and you’ll definitely want that ice-cold glass of raw milk standing by.

He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.”  – Michael Pollan (In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto)

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Double Chocolate Avocado Cookies

Avocado Cookies With Glass of Milk

Ingredients

  • 2 ripe avocados (about 1.5 cups)
  • 1 cup coconut sugar
  • 2 eggs (preferrably farm fresh)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips (we like Enjoy Life for dairy free or Lily’s sugar-free brands)
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chunks, optional (we like Enjoy Life Mega Chunks).

Details

  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 9-12 minutes
  • Total Time: 24-27 minutes
  • Yield: About 2 dozen cookies

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Halve the avocado, remove the skin and pit, then cream together the avocado and coconut sugar until smooth using a stand mixer (or food processor).
  3. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  4. Place by rounded tablespoon onto parchment paper. This cookie scoop makes the job simple and ensures all cookies cook evenly.
  5. Top cookies with 2 or 3 mega chunks and bake for 9-12 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven and let sit 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

Chocolate-Peppermint Option

For an award winning “holiday cookie” option, visit Azure Standard for our Double-Chocolate Peppermint Cookie recipe.

We made this cookie recipe into a small cake for my son’s first birthday. Simply butter a ramekin, add 1/3 cup batter and bake at 350℉ for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. It was a hit with him and I was happy knowing his cake was full of healthy fat! #momwin

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    Deborah
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    Wow they look great!!!

    Do you think that the eggs could be replaced with flax eggs(1 tablespoon ground flax seed and 3 tablespoons of water per egg)?

    Also, are they really sweet? Think I could get away with cutting the coconut sugar in half?

    The questions are because of health issues…
    Thanks

    • Kelsey Steffen
      Kelsey Steffen
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      Thanks Deborah! I haven’t tried this recipe with a flax or chia seed egg so I can’t say for sure if it would hold together or not. I do worry there might not be enough binding power without the egg. Maybe trying a half batch would be a smart start? I don’t think these are very sweet. The cocoa/cacao powder is really strong, so I find this amount of sugar necessary to keep them from being bitter…but you can always play with the recipe to suit your taste preference! Let us know if you try any of these substitutions so we know if they work!

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    Tammy
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    YUMMY!! Katie told us all about how wonderful these were! I can’t wait to try them!

    • Kelsey Steffen
      Kelsey Steffen
      Reply

      If you like chocolate, you’ll love these!

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