Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
15 cookies
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Calories
129 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
The recipe starts with whole wheat pastry flour mixed with baking soda and sea salt, providing a wholesome base. Coconut oil and Greek yogurt are whisked with coconut sugar, vanilla, and egg to create the moist, flavorful dough. Folding in dark chocolate chips ensures chocolatey pockets throughout the cookies.
Baking takes place at 350°F on a lined sheet, with dough shaped into heaping tablespoon-sized balls pressed gently flat and topped with extra chips. The cookies bake until edges show slight browning, remaining soft out of the oven but firming during a 10-minute setting period. This method results in a tender but slightly chewy texture with subtly sweet, complex flavor.
As the cookies use whole wheat pastry flour and coconut sugar, they provide a different texture and taste compared to traditional chocolate chip cookies. The recipe’s ingredients and mixing technique yield cookies suitable for those seeking an alternative to classic sweet treats.
Substitutions like white whole wheat flour or cane sugar can be used. Consider the effects on texture and flavor if experimenting with dairy-free yogurt or egg replacements. Cooling fully before removing from baking sheet helps maintain cookie shape.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt sea salt
- ¼ cup coconut oil in a liquid state
- ¼ cup Greek yogurt at room temperature
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg at room temperature
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, baking soda and sea salt.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the coconut oil, yogurt, coconut sugar, vanilla and egg.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Using a tablespoon or small cookie scoop, roll the dough into heaping tablespoon sized balls and drop onto the prepared baking sheet. Press cooking dough down slightly into a cookie shape using a spoon or your fingers.
- Top with additional chocolate chips and bake for 9-10 minutes or until edges are slightly browned.
- The cookies will be very soft coming out of the oven, but they’ll firm up after setting so make sure to allow the cookies to set for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Whole wheat pastry flour can be substituted with white whole wheat or all-purpose flour blends if unavailable.
- Coconut sugar may be replaced with white or cane sugar; liquid sweeteners have not been tested.
- Dairy-free yogurt may work in place of Greek yogurt, but effects on texture may vary.
- Egg substitutes such as flax eggs have not been tested but could be experimented with cautiously.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 15cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 129kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Sodium | 146mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 135mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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