Ok, so let’s be honest, there is no such thing as a “totally healthy” chocolate chip cookie. Well maybe there is, but it probably doesn’t taste like a cookie you want to eat or a chocolate chip cookie that you will enjoy eating. That’s what cookies are for right? My mentality is that if you are going to eat a low calorie, zero taste, low carb, low everything cookie, just don’t bother. In my past experiences, trying to make cookies that are too healthy (made with zero sweetness and flavour) has lead to increased cravings for the real stuff! It’s like you are giving your tastebuds just a little glimpse of what it could have and then you want more, by more I mean Chips Ahoy! Am I right??
Yes, I am a fitness and nutrition nut, but it doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy a good cookie (or donut – I love a good donut!) once and a while. My mentality is that I am not afraid to eat classic chocolate chip cookies, but I figure if I can make my own that are a little bit healthier and lower in sugar while still tasting just as good then I’m game!!
Enter My Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
This is a recipe I was playing around with and I feel like I have finally perfected it. Even my hubby thinks they are good and he is a self proclaimed chocolate chip cookie connoisseur!!! I don’t count calories, so I don’t know the calorie count or the macros – let’s be honest they are still cookies with chocolate chips; however, I find even just one of these cookies is enough to fulfill a sweet tooth craving and move on with my day 🙂
Ingredients
- 3/4 Cup of Whole Wheat Flour
- 1 Cup of Quick Oats
- 2 TBSP melted butter
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2-3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Pull out 1 bowl for dry ingredients and one for wet.
- Mix together the oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in one bowl
- Melt the butter in the second bowl and let it cool.
- Mix in the vanilla, then egg., then the honey.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and use a wooden spoon to stir just until it has just come together
- Mix in the best part! The Chocolate Chips 🙂
- Freeze the dough for about 15 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or grease using butter/coconut oil
- Shape the dough into roughly 12-15 cookies
- Place the cookies on the baking sheet
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 12-13 minutes, until they have just started to brown on the edges.
- Let cool on the pan for a few minutes before removing to a cooling rack and try not to eat them all at once!
Give them a try and let me know what you think!! Shoot me a message on Instagram (@Michellerootsfit) or leave a comment below. Feel free to add other goodies into the cookies too! Would love to hear who how you mixed up your healthier chocolate chip cookie! If you want more healthy recipes to cure your sweet tooth, check out my healthy chocolate peanut butter cup recipe too!
In Good Health
Michelle 🙂
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