Beyond the Box: Baking from Scratch

There are so many things I love about summertime.  All the green, the heat, swimming pools, fishing, baseball games, and bountiful, fresh produce!  I love getting fruits and vegetables from farmers' markets, and this year I'm even trying my hand at growing some of my own.  I have tomatoes forming and a bell pepper plant and plans for a zucchini plant (I'd better get on that....).  One thing I haven't been brave enough to try growing myself, but undoubtedly will before too many summers pass by, is strawberries.  

I'm baaaaaack!  And today I'm bringing something a little more unusual but just as fun and delicious as ever!  In honor of Earth Day today, these cookies are a little bit greener than usual and a little bit healthier than they look.   Healthy cookies?!  Well, I won't go so far as to say that they're actually healthy  but by replacing the butter in the frosting with avocados, they're far healthier than they could have been.  And the green won't stain your teeth, making people wonder if you're a swamp creature in disguise!