Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love cookies.  I love chocolate chip cookies. I mean, what’s not to love?  Cookies have always been my go to food for something sweet and chocolate chip cookies have always been one of my faves. It was about time I created a healthier chocolate chip cookie recipe to satisfy my cravings. I already have my Healthy Oatmeal Cookies and my Healthier Peanut Butter Cookies on the blog, so this was a natural fit.

I think one of the things that makes these taste so good is the ground vanilla bean.  It adds a nice sweetness.  I had my doubts that this recipe would work and was pleasantly surprised when I tasted the batter.  These are so amazingly good! I did use a little more sweetener than I normally do, because I didn’t know how it would turn out.   Next time I may attempt them with less.  I also might try sweetening them with dates.  They are still far healthier than traditional cookies, which usually contain 1 1/2 cups of sugar.

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Prep Time 15 min Cook Time 13 min Serves 18 Cookies     adjust servings

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup white whole wheat flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 2 eggs (I used a flax egg replacer)
• 1/3 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 T ground ground vanilla beans
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/3 cup chocolate chips (I used carob chips )

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. In a food processor, grind the rolled oat into a fine consistency.
3. Add them to a bowl with the rest of the dried ingredients.
4. Mix all the wet ingredients in another bowl.
5. Add the dry to wet and stir just until everything is combined.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips. The batter will be on the wet side.
7. Drop cookies onto a lined baking sheet and bake for 10-13 minutes.

by Melissa King

Recipe Notes

Enjoy!