(To get the recipe for the 'Happy' version of our favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies, go HERE.) It's no secret that I love making Chocolate Chip Cookies. Every time I get out my big Kitchen Aid mixer and my large bag of chocolate chips, my family knows what is coming!
When it came to putting together a healthier recipe, I knew that the cookies had to be just as addicting as the Happy version. I've made my fair share of healthy cookies, but I needed this one to stand out...
And more importantly....
I needed my family not to really notice a difference.
These cookies, in my mind, are healthy. To others they might still be a 'treat', and that's ok. They are packed with wholesome grains, naturally sweetened, and made with coconut oil instead of butter :).
You could skip the chocolate chips, add nuts and raisins...
But raisins in cookies are just so un cool...
Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 c. white whole wheat flour
- 1 c. unbleached white flour
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 3/4 c. coconut oil, softened
- 1/2 c. coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 TB. vanilla
- 1 ripe large banana, mashed
- 1 c. old fashioned oats
- 2 c. chocolate chips, carob chips, or chopped dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a bowl fitted with a mixer, add coconut oil and sugar. Beat for 2-3 minutes, or until fluffy. Add egg, and mix in, followed by vanilla.
- Next mix in mashed banana.
- Slowly incorporate the flour mixture to the wet mixture. Next mix in the oats, and once that is all mixed, then add in the chocolate chips and mix.
- Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet using a small cookie scoop. Flatten the tops of the cookies a little.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes. (We like to undercook them slightly, and let harden on the tray.)
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(Making her work hard for her cookie!)
What other recipes would you like to see Happy and Healthy?! Let me know in the comments below!