Healthy Cranberry Lemon Cookies

Here is a decadent recipe for healthy cranberry lemon cookies! With a little creativity, it is always possible to make a recipe healthy! In this recipe, I substituted a part of the fat needed for the recipe with avocado, a food that brings a lot of texture! When mixed with the other ingredients, the taste is unnoticed. Nobody could guess that this recipe contains this well-disguised ingredient. Try it, and give me your feedback!

24 servings

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Refrigeration time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 125 ml (1/2 cup) olive oil
• 250 ml (1 cup, packed) brown sugar
• 1 ½ avocado
• 2 big eggs
• 500 ml (2 cups) whole wheat flour
• 5 ml (1 teaspoon) baking soda
• 2.5 ml (1/2 teaspoon) baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 375 ml (1 ½ cups) oat flakes
• 125 ml (1/2 cup) dried cranberries
• Lemon zest

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. In a bowl, mix the olive oil, brown sugar, and avocado with an electric mixer for a few minutes, until you get a fluffy consistency.
3. Add the eggs one by one while mixing.
4. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, and mix gently with a spatula. Add the oat flakes, cranberries, and lemon zest. Mix.
5. Let sit in the fridge for about 15 minutes.
6. On 2 baking sheets covered with parchment paper, make 24 cookies, and bake for 20 minutes.

Nutritional values per cookie: 147 calories | 20g carbs | 7g fat | 3 g proteins | 3g fiber

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