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Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:

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7 tbsp unsalted butter (a little cooler than room temperature)
5/8 cup sugar ( i prefer sucanat
1 large egg (room temperature , please)
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup oat flour (you can make this by processing oats in a coffee or spice grinder or buy it as is)
1 tbsp tapioca starch (for chewiness)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp allspice (ground )
1/2-1 tsp instant coffee (optional, you can use decaffeinated )
3/4 cup chocolate chips (or use any chips you want. i like milk chocolate, but you could use carob chips, butterscotch , peanu)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees (if you are making the short version of this recipe. Elseway, wait to step 9) and grease youself some cookie sheets or line them with parchment paper if they don't have a non-stick coating.
In a small bowl, sift together the dry ingredients except the coffee powder, if using.
In a larger bowl, cream the butter with a wooden spoon. It must hold its shape, but not be hard or mushy. If it is mushy, put it back in the frdge a couple minutes at a time and check the texture. If it is hard, keep it on the counter until it softens.
Then, beat the butter and the sugar together using an electric mixer on medium speed approximately 30 seconds. The mixture must become light and airy. If it becomes soggy, put it back in the fridge and try again later.
Then, carefully beat in the egg and the vanilla extract for another 30 seconds. It is very important at this step that the egg and the butter be at approximately the same temperature so that the butter doesn't curdle because of the colder egg or sog because of a warmer egg. A trick to bring the egg at the right temperature is to put it in a bowl of lukewarm water a couple minutes.
Take the dry ingredients and beat them into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds, or until well blended. Do not overmix, as it will make the protein in the egg and in the flour's gluten bind and your cookies might become rubbery.
Stir in the instant coffee and your choice of chips with your wooden spoon. Same advice as for the previous step.
Now is the time to make variations. You can either use the dough as is and drop it on your cookie sheet to bake immediately, or chill the dough about 2 hours, or until it doesn't stick much anymore and then roll balls with your hands. The first option will make cookies of a more uniform texture while the second will make them crispier on the edges and chewier in the center, while having perfectly uniform sizes and shapes. You can also choose the size of your cookies, ranging from teaspoons to ounces (1/8 cups, or 2 tablespoons). I liked the mini-cookies and the giant ones.
Using your measure, drop the cookie dough or roll it between your palms and place it onto your cookie sheet 1 to 3 inches apart, depending on the cookies' size. Now you could leave the dough as is or flatten it gently with the back of a spoon. Not pressing a very large rolled cookie could result in having all the chocolate in the center of the cookie, which I find amusing.
Bake for about 18 to 25 minutes depending on the size or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie.
Wait 1 or 2 minutes and transfer to cooling racks. Wait a couple minutes, and eat! You can keep these cookies (once cooled) in layers separated by paper towels to absorb the humidity in a tightly closed container. This method keeps them from changing texture.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	375.8 Kcal (1573 kJ)
Calories from fat	159.69 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	17.74g	27%
Cholesterol	49.96mg	17%
Sodium	155.49mg	6%
Potassium	167.06mg	4%
Total Carbs	49.26g	16%
Sugars	9.48g	38%
Dietary Fiber	1.4g	6%
Protein	5.65g	11%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	4%
Iron	2.4mg	13%
Calcium	40.8mg	4%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	440.56 Kcal (1845 kJ)
Calories from fat	187.2 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	20.8g	27%
Cholesterol	58.57mg	17%
Sodium	182.29mg	6%
Potassium	195.85mg	4%
Total Carbs	57.75g	16%
Sugars	11.11g	38%
Dietary Fiber	1.64g	6%
Protein	6.62g	11%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	4%
Iron	2.8mg	13%
Calcium	47.8mg	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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bitter
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