Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies

Have you ever put in a google search for a healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe? There are so many recipes that pop up, none of which I would consider healthy. So after mixing and matching many different recipes and substituting here and there, I've come up with a recipe that's a little more on the healthy side. I recommend you follow these exact ingredients to get a healthier cookie, but I know that everyone might not have all of these things, so you can easily substitute them for whatever you have on hand.



3/4 cup rolled oats
1 1/4 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon Celtic Seasalt
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup coconut oil
2/3 cup honey
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325, let your butter soften, and melt your coconut oil. Start off by pouring your measured oats and salt (If it is still course) into a blender and blending it until you get a fine powder. After that mix your ground oats and salt, whole wheat flour, baking soda and baking powder together and set it aside. Mix your butter up until it's nice and fluffy. Add the oil, honey, egg, and vanilla and mix just until blended. Stir in your chocolate chips. Drop the batter by teaspoonfuls onto your baking stone and cook for about 13 minutes. Keep in mind that oven temperatures vary and using a baking pan instead of a stone will effect your cooking time. When the cookies are done, let them cool for a minute and then move them to a cooling rack and you're all done!

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