Would you like a cookie?
Or would you prefer a brownie?
These double chocolate chip cookies are a must-try for chocolate lovers!
By the way:
No one should ever make you choose between brownies or cookies.
That is just cruel.
Chocolate Cookies
- 1/2 cup spelt flour (or ww pastry or white flour. You can use Arrowhead Mills’ gf mix if you add a little extra liquid so the dough is less crumbly.) (70g)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder (20g)
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt (just under level)
- 1/4 plus 1/8 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 cup xylitol or sugar (45g)
- 1 NuNaturals stevia packet, or 1 tbsp extra sugar
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 5 tbsp vegetable or coconut oil (50g)
- If needed: 1-2 tbsp milk of choice or more oil
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (50-65g) (Technically, you can omit… but the recipe is so much better if you don’t! Mini chips are ideal; if you must use regular-sized, I recommend chopping them up to be smaller so you get chocolate in every bite.)
- optional: a few drops of pure almond extract, for a fun flavor variation
In a mixing bowl, combine all dry ingredients and stir very well. In a separate bowl, mix all liquid ingredients. Now pour wet into dry, stir to combine fully, transfer the dough to a big plastic bag, and smush into one big ball while still inside the bag. Remove from bag and make mini balls, place on a greased cookie sheet, then fridge at least 30 minutes, or freeze 15 minutes. (If you want crispy healthy cookies, you can skip this step and bake immediately.) Preheat oven to 325 F, then bake 10 minutes. They will look underdone when they come out, but that is ok. Just be sure to let them cool at least another 10 minutes before trying to pick the cookies up. (If you want flatter cookies than the ones in the photos, you can flatten them before or after they go in the oven.) Makes 14-17 cookies. For soft cookies, store in a lidded plastic container; for crispy cookies, store in a glass container.
What is your favorite holiday cookie?
Mine is probably chocolate-chip. I’m boring! But I also used to really like these mini pecan tarts my grandmother made, with a buttery cream-cheese crust. At some point I want to create a healthy and vegan cookie from that recipe. Also: thanks for all the unusual cookie suggestions the other day. I’m still trying to decide which idea to play around with first. The cream puff suggestion seems to be winning at the moment, even though it’s not a cookie!
Link of the Day:
….No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies
One of my favorite cookie recipes ever… Happy National Cookie Day!!
Wow, I didn’t even read the post yet and I wanted to eat one. Your photos need a like button.
Thanks :).
I feel like the photos don’t even do the cookies justice… you can’t see any of the chocolate chips or how melty-delicious they are!
Haha… that’s the way I always feel with Katie’s photos!
So perfect and wonderful for this rainy day! I am excited to bake these after I get a bit of work done. 🙂 I could make them right now without the chocolate chips (finished off my bag yesterday :)) but I think they would be so much better after a trip to the store. Thank you!
These are ADDICTIVE! I can’t stop eating them. Someone please help! 😕 😉
Cookies and brownies. My two favorite foods. Put them together and you are now my favorite person in the whole world. 🙂
My favorite holiday cookies are molasses cookies. There’s something about the combination of ginger and molasses that I can’t get enough of.
I do have an abundance of mini chocolate chips to use up….. I guess I should make these because the chocolate chips will absolutely go bad if I don’t, and then I’ll have wasted all that chocolate! Just kidding, but these brownie cookies look fantastic! I’ve always been more a fan of that chewy rich brownie texture than of cookies, but roll them both up into a neat little package and it’s even better! And you definitely canNOT omit chocolate chips from a brownie recipe in my set of rules – you’d have to be absolutely mad!
These look great! I appreciated your “soapbox” moment for the oil in the substitutions page. It’s hard for many people (including myself at times) to grasp the concept of good fats! As for my favorite holiday cookie, that would have to be those cookies (I think they’re peanut butter cookies) with the hersheys kisses on top! The kisses get soft and melty and they are my absolute favorite! 🙂
My favorite is Peanut Butter Thumbprints filled with chocolate. Although I found a recipe for Eclair cookies that look good. Just have to figure out how to make them vegan =]
Did you say Eclair cookies?? Now that would be a fun Christmas treat – Especially in a more healthy variety. I would love to tweak it up. Do you mind sharing the source for these Cate?
The recipe isn’t that great but I like the idea. Was gonna re-make them. Healthier and Vegan =]
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/jumbo-eclair-tea-cookies-56571.aspx
Awesome-Thanks Cate! You are right… it has nice potential. I’ll give it a healthified whirl. The husband loves eclairs – So this will be a nice surprise.
Cookies are great. Brownies are great. Brownie cookies?? Must be greater than great!! 🙂 Definitely will have to go apron up and try these out…
YUM! My mind is wandering to a peppermint-y version of the above…y’know, for the holidays! 😉
That sounds awesome!
wait, wait, wait…!? 61 calories for 17 cookies? Did I read that right. These look perfect! Thanks!
Maybe she meant the recipe yields 17 cookies, and each one is 61 cals? I didn’t do the math but considering the oils, I doubt it is only 61 cals for 17! lol I mean unless they are teeeeenyyy..
I think Maise is right; each serving size is 21g, and I doubt the entire recipe is 21g 😀 Haha that almost got my hopes up!
It definitely wouldn’t be 61 calories per the entire recipe. Katie usually does per serving (1 cookie) nutrient analyses unless she specifically says for the ENTIRE recipe.
oh goodness gracious, those look amazing! And my favorite cookie for the holidays is a sugar cookie with frosting!