Lower Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies

My husband was half way through making cookies from my regular recipe when he realized we didn't have enough butter. I suggested substituting applesauce for the difference and we found we loved the texture of these cakey chocolate chip cookies.

• Ready In: 24 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup applesauce
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  eggs
• 2  cups  semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Cream butter and sugars. Add applesauce and eggs until blended. Mix final ingredients. Mix in chips. Using cookie scoop, drop onto silpat lined cookie sheet. Bake 9-11 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for two minutes before tranfering to cooling rack.