No Sugar(Or Substitutes) Chocolate Chip Cookies

Submitted by Cpav8657

"Great chocolate chip cookies without the sugar or sugar substitutes. Use carobe chips and agave nectar and the cookies are a great alternative."

 

• Ready In: 19mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 3 dozen
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup agave nectar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 egg
• 1 1⁄8 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup carob chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Beat butter, sweetener, and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
3. Add the egg and beat well.
4. Mix flour, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl, then gradually beat into the butter mixture.
5. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
6. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto silicone baking sheets.
7. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Let stand for 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
9. To make bar cookies.
10. Prepare the dough as above, then spread it into a greased 15"x10" jelly-roll pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Cut into bars and serve.

Reviews

[redneck naturalist]

Edible, but not great. I'm not a big carob fan though. I did substitute maple syrup for the agave nectar, and whole wheat for the white flour. They spread out a lot while baking, if I make them again I will refrigerate the batter for awhile before baking or make the bars. But overall not bad considering what they are, a very healthy wannabe for chocolate chip cookies :-)

 

[amber26wood]

Agave IS a sugar. I got all excited when I read no sugar or substitute and then there's a 1/4 cup of SUGAR!!!!