Delicious Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
48 cookies
- Serves:
- 48
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup dried dates, pureed
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 teaspoons vanilla flavoring
- 1⁄2 cup mini chocolate chip, plus
- 1⁄4 cup mini chocolate chip
directions
- Preheat oven to 325; line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cook butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until nutty smelling and brown, about 4 minutes; let cool.
- Puree whole dates in a food processor about 1 minute, until it makes a paste and add a bit of applesauce for more moisture; if using chopped dates, put them in boiling water on the stove until tender, then drain and puree in food processor- should have 1/2 cup date puree.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
- In large mixing bowl, beat butter, date puree, and brown sugar until smooth; beat in eggs and vanilla, beating well for 1-2 minutes.
- Add flour mixture to the sugar mixture; mix until mostly combined; add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and mix just until incorporated. The dough will be drier than normal cookie dough, but should still scoop well.
- Use a 1-inch cookie scoop to place on baking sheets, 1-2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with your hand. Top each with a few of the remaining chocolate chips.
- Bake at 325 for 13-14 minutes; remove when edges are just barely browning. Don't over bake!
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It wasn't until I got married (2004) that I discovered I love to cook! Almost all of my recipes come from Zaar now, although I will never part with my Mennonite Community Cookbook. (It remains the most informative cookbook I own, and is the style of food I grew up on.)
I believe in eliminating unnatural additives in our diet by avoiding prepared foods whenever possible. I have made my own cream of chicken soup, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, and more! If I had more time, maybe lived in colonial days, I would do more of that... :)
But I also work full time in a church-based preschool teaching 3 year-olds. During the school year, lesson planning keeps me very busy.
My mother-in-law recently moved in with us, so we're trying to work out the sharing of kitchen duties. I've got to get her to be computer-savvy, so she can cook off of Zaar, too!