Healthy Chocolate Cookies Recipes

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a bowl whisk eggs, milk, and vanilla.
• In a small saucepan melt butter (or coconut oil) with the dark chocolate chips and the honey.
• Add the melted chocolate mixture to the egg mixture and whisk until combined.
• Add in dry ingredients (flour, cocao powder baking powder and soda, and salt), and stir until a smooth cookie batter is achieved.*
• Cover a baking pan with parchment paper.
• Scoop tablespoon sized portions of the batter into balls and press down lightly to flatten (makes 16 small cookies).*
• Bake cookies for 8 minutes until just puffy.
• Let cool completely then drizzle with the melted chocolate and sprinkle with cocao nibs if you prefer (the chocolate drizzle will harden in the fridge for a few minutes).
• Enjoy!

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Evenly position two racks in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. (If you have only one baking sheet, let it cool completely between batches.)
• Whisk the sugars, eggs, oil and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.
• Whisk the flours, salt and baking soda in another bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a wooden spoon; take care not to over mix. Stir in the chocolate chips and dried fruit.
• Scoop heaping tablespoons of the dough onto the prepared pans. Wet hands slightly and roll the dough into balls. Space the cookies about 2 inches apart on the pans. Bake until golden but still soft in the center, 12 to 14 minutes, depending on how chewy or crunchy you like your cookies. Transfer the hot cookies with a spatula to a rack to cool. Serve.
• Store the cookies in a tightly sealed container for up to 3 days.

THE HEART HEALTHIEST CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper.
• 2. Blend walnuts in food processor 30 seconds, or until ground into a fine meal. Add canola oil, and blend 2 to 3 minutes more, or until mixture has the consistency of natural peanut butter, scraping down sides of food processor occasionally. Transfer to bowl.
• 3. Whisk together brown sugar and ½ cup water in small saucepan, and bring mixture to a boil. Pour brown sugar mixture over ground walnut butter, add vanilla extract, and stir until no lumps remain.
• 4. Whisk together oat flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in separate bowl. Stir oat flour mixture into walnut mixture. Cool 10 minutes. Fold in oats, then chocolate chips.
• 5. Shape cookie dough into 2-inch balls, and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Flatten cookies with bottom of drinking glass dipped in water. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies begin to brown and tops look dry. Cool 3 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

HEALTHY CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Combine the egg whites and corn syrup; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 5-7 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Remove to wire racks to cool., In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Drizzle over cookies. Store in an airtight container.