Manageability – Easy does it.
Did you know? Avocados are a superfood! According to a recent study, eating two avocados a week can decrease your risk of developing a cardiovascular disease up to 25 percent! They’re rich in potassium and healthy fats, and contain up to 20 essential vitamins and minerals.
But who the hell cares. We’re making cookies.
The idea for these cute little cookies came from an Instagram post and it linked to a page called “The Baking Experiment”, but try as I might I couldn’t find that direct recipe. Anyways, here’s what I did instead. Little thumbprint cookies , but instead of jam I dyed them green and dropped down a Lindor chocolate after baking. Warning though, you gotta get the timing down right. If you put the chocolate down too soon it will melt, too late and it will just roll right off. There’s a sweet spot where you want it just a litttttttle bit melty. And, if I’m honest (which I always am), I thought these cookies were kinda dry. My coworkers liked them, but I was mostly just in for the Lindor.
Avocados are also called “alligator pears”, and I just think that’s delightful.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (230 grams) unsalted butter softened, like a little bitch
- 2/3 cup (135 grams) granulated sugar plus 3 tablespoons (40 grams) for rolling the cookies
- 2 large egg yolks room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 and 1/3 cups (290 grams) all-purpose flour spooned & leveled
- 1/2 cup strawberry or apricot jam (ignore for avocados, just need Lindor chocolates)
- Green dye. Again, if you’re doing Alligator Pears.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large mixing bowl using a handheld mixer, cream together the butter and sugar for 1-2 minutes or until well combined. Mix in the eggs yolks, vanilla extract, and salt until fully combined, then mix in the flour. The mixture will be a little crumbly at first but it will come together as you continue mixing it. Do you understand?
- Using a one-tablespoon cookie scoop or measuring tablespoon, measure out the cookie dough, roll into balls, roll each one in granulated sugar (optional), then place on the prepared baking sheets. I guess technically the entire recipe is “optional”, but then nothing would ever get done.
- Use your thumb (or the handle of a large wooden spoon) to press an indentation into each ball of cookie dough. Spoon 1/2 teaspoon of jam into the indentation in each one. Or place a chocolate. Or a nickel, I don’t care what you do.
- Bake at 350°F (177°C) for 12-14 minutes or until the cookies are set and the bottoms are lightly browned. Remove from the oven and cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then carefully transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Like Joey Lawrence – Cool completely.