Having a mid-week crisis? Lavender calms and soothes you in this small lemon chocolate chip cookie. They are certainly getting me through this after-Labor Day funk. I hope they help you too.
You may not notice that there’s avocado in these cake-like cookies. It’s standing in for the typical oil. Avocados are cool like that!
I used white whole wheat flour, but feel free to substitute whole wheat pastry flour or even unbleached flour. Culinary lavender and fresh lemon zest join in with chopped up chocolate chips to raise the flavor up a notch or two.
Lemon Lavender Chocolate Chip Cookies
No one will know that there’s avocado in these cake-like cookies. But it’s standing in for the typical oil. I used white whole wheat flour, but feel free to substitute whole wheat pastry flour or even unbleached flour. Culinary lavender and fresh lemon zest join in with chopped-up chocolate chips to raise the flavor up a notch or two.
Ingredients
Dry:
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour, or gluten-free mix
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips. minced
- 2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 1/2 teaspoon culinary lavender
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 15 drops liquid vanilla stevia, or 1/4 teaspoon dry stevia
Wet:
- 1 small avocado, about 1/2 cup
- 1/2 cup nondairy milk
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lavender extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350º.
- Mix the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- Process the wet ingredients in the food processor until smooth.
- Use a small cookie scoop to make the cookies.
- Press the top of each cookie down to make it look less like a macaroon and more like a delicate cookie. They don’t spread out as they cook.
- Cook for 10 to 15 minutes until lightly browned.
Notes
The wet ingredients will be greener than you're used to, but don't fret; it won't turn your cookies Kermit green.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 9 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 136Total Fat 5gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 2gCholesterol 1mgSodium 85mgCarbohydrates 19gFiber 3gSugar 6gProtein 3g
Nutrition information is provided from nutritionix.com as a close estimate. If you have specific health issues please put the recipe information, including the exact ingredients you use, into the nutritional calculator your Dr. recommends.
The wet ingredients will be greener than you’re used to, but don’t fret it won’t turn your cookies Kermit green.
Kathleen @ KatsHealthCorner says
Those look delicious! 😀
Clare says
Genius!! Gonna make them this weekend.
Kathy Hester says
Be sure to tell me how it turns out.