Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies
Adapted from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services
Substitutions, like applesauce instead of butter, lower the amount of fat and calories compared to traditional chocolate chip cookie recipes.
| Ingredients | Measures |
|---|
| Applesauce | ½ cup |
| White sugar | ¾ cup |
| Packed brown sugar | ¾ cup |
| Eggs | 1 whole egg and 1 egg white |
| Vanilla extract | 2 teaspoons |
| All-purpose flour | 3 cups |
| Baking soda | 1 teaspoon |
| Hot water | 2 teaspoons |
| Salt | ½ teaspoon |
| Mini chocolate chips | 1 cup |
| Walnuts | 1 cup |
- Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Combine applesauce, white sugar, and
brown sugar until smooth.
- Beat in the eggs one at a
time, then stir in the vanilla.
- Dissolve baking soda in
hot water. Add to batter along with salt. Stir in flour,
chocolate chips, and nuts.
- Drop by large spoonfuls
onto ungreased pans.
- Bake for about 10 minutes
in the preheated oven or until edges are nicely browned.
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