Louises Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes

LOUISE'S 'HEALTHIER' CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preparation 1 Preheat the oven to 190C / Fan 170 / Gas Mark 5. Place the porridge oats into a blender and blitz for about 20 seconds until a fine powdery flour is formed. 2 In a large bowl, mix together the blitzed oats, bicarbonate of soda, cream of tartar, light golden brown sugar and 50g of the milk chocolate chips. 3 Stir in the mashed banana, melted butter and vanilla extract. 4 Divide the cookie dough into 12 equal portions, then place onto a baking tray lined with baking parchment and flatten slightly. 5 Bake for 15-20 minutes until the cookies are firm to the touch. Allow to cool on the tray for five minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. 6 Melt the remaining chocolate chips following the packet instructions and drizzle it over the cookies to finish.

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.