5 from 6 votes
Chocolate Cookies with Avocado and Peanuts
A healthier twist on traditional chocolate cookies that uses avocado to cut the fat but not the flavor!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
11 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 21 mins
Servings:
10
Calories:
229 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 cup avocado about 1/2 of a small avocado, mashed
- 1 tablespoon butter softened
- 1.5 cups sucralose sweetener
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg large
- 1 egg large, yolk
- 6 tablespoons chocolate chips semi-sweet or bittersweet
- 2 tablespoons peanuts chopped, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine the whole-wheat pastry flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, salt, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the mashed avocado, butter, Splenda, vanilla, egg, and egg yolk. Beat with an electric mixer until there are no lumps.
- Gently stir the flour mixture into the avocado mixture a little at a time.
- Add the chocolate chips and peanuts. Mix until all ingredients are well combined.
- Place the bowl in the fridge to chill for at least 2 hours.
- Using your hands, shape cookie dough into tablespoon-sized balls and place them on the cookie sheet. Flatten each one slightly with fork so they won't spread much.
- Bake for 11 minutes. They will seem slightly underdone, but they'll harden as they rest on the baking pan.
- Let cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
229kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
141mg
(6%)
Potassium
135mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
30g
(60%)
Vitamin A
115IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
0.4mg
(0%)
Calcium
34mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 229
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 229kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 141mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 135mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 30g | 60% |
| Vitamin A | 115IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0.4mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.