The Need to Bake

I just had the funniest conversation with my husband. "I need to bake now" I said. He asked why. "I just do". And, like a man who has been married 15 years, he wisely said "Whatever."

And to make it a little stranger, I decided I needed to bake cookies with avocados. Never have before. Needed to now. Thanks to Natalie at Deconstructing The Home, I made Green Chocolate Chip cookies. The recipe below has been modified to be allergen free.

Green Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1 Cup avocado (approximately two avocadso)
1/2 Cup Agave (or your favorite sweetener)
1 Egg (or egg replacer)
1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp xanthum gum

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 Cup Gluten Free flour mix (I used GF Pantry Flour Mix)

1 Cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips

1. Preheat oven to 290 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease.

2. Remove avocados from skin and place in mixer. Mix on medium until slightly lumpy. Add agave and mix on high until smooth. Add egg (replacer) and vanilla and mix until combined.

3. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix on medium until well combined. Add chocolate chips and mix till evenly combined.

4. Scoop one tablespoon of dough per cookie and place on cookie sheet one inch apart. If you want flatter cookies you can use the back of a spoon to flatten them out. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.

Dig in!

Makes 24 cookies! They are good. Kids are wondering why they are green, but asking for more!