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!!
Can you use oatmeal instead of flour?
Sorry, I haven’t tried it.
These look great. I agree, it is cruel to be forced to choose between a brownie and a cookie.
My favorite type of holiday cookies are those ricotta drop cookies… I could eat an entire batch in one go!
Also, even though it’s not related to this post at all, I was wondering if you might be able to email me that macaroni and cheese recipe? My3 year old has a dairy allergy (which is how I found your blog in the first place!) and it’s all he wants after he saw some other kids eating it at his daycare! It’s hard to tell him he can’t have it… 🙁 I would really appreciate it!
emailed you!
My favorite cookie Christmas cookie has to be the cut-out cookies with yummy frosting 🙂 These look great!
Looks AMAZING! How long do you think these will last in the fridge and freezer?
Fridge a few days… you can freeze the uncooked dough balls for months, then just pop them in the oven when ready to bake!
Speaking 100% honestly, the only two sweets I would never be able to give up are brownies and cookies – so this is a bit of a dream recipe. Also, I just tried your chocolate pumpkin pie brownies and they are phenomenal – I have never managed to taste ones so close to the box kind but without sugar! I used the agave sub because I like mine dense and chewy and that’s exactly how they came out!
I’m intrigued! But quick question….are they cakey or chewy? You used both adjectives to describe theses cookies and I always associate cakiness with a soft, light cookie and chewiness with more dense, thick ones.
Mine were more of a soft cookie. Not as dense as a brownie.
Wish you had a print button to copy your receipes. It would be easier. Thanks
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Followed the recipe to a T. I have an electric scale so everything was spot on. First of all, they were pretty good. Definitely a cookie that tasted like a brownie. The dough was drier than I expected it to be. By squeezing them into balls they managed to hold together. They rose beautifully in the oven. Didn’t have to freeze or refrigerate them to get soft cookies. They weren’t dense but just soft. Ever so slightly crumbly but won’t fall apart on you. I might make these again.