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.
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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
- 5Â 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.
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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!!
YUM YUM YUM. Thanks Katie for a great recipe. With a tall glass of almond milk both Santa and I will be thrilled! 😉
I’m not a big cookie eater but I loved the white choc and cranberry I had at NZ!
I subbed applesauce for 2tbs of the oil (still leaving 3tbs of oil in the recipe!) and used 1.5tbs of milk, and the cookies came out WONDERFULLY. They definitely aired more on the side of brownie than cookie, but as a ferocious chocoholic, I’m not complaining in the least. Still delicious, still totally indulgent, only a teeeeny bit less regrettable in the morning 🙂
i made these the other night, they have a great flavour, but mine turned out a bit dry- i’m guessing it’s because i left them in for an extra minute or 2.. hey, a girl gets distracted every once in awhile 😛 . but as i type I am eating the most delicious breakfast – cooked rolled oats, flaxseed, soy milk, peanut butter, cinnamon, AND a few almonds and 2 crumbled cookies on top! OH MY GOD, SOOO GOOOD! and giving me tons of energy and healthy fats ;P THANKYOU!
This is my new go to recipe when I just want some cookie dough! I actually haven’t baked them, but it was by far the best cookie dough I have ever had!
Made these again replacing all sugars with PUREED DATES. They’re delicious and far more dense and less crumbly. More brownie like for sure. I used 3/4 cup of pitted dates and pureed them with a little bit of water just until a thick consistency. All I did was then add the pureed dates with the liquids until my desired sweetness was achieved. Simple. So for anyone interested in replacing all sugars with something more natural and healthy for you…try it out.
Thanks for sharing…I must bought a huge thing of dates from Costco!
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…almost forgot, I didn’t add the chocolate chips either. I only added a few chips to the top then baked them.
Holly Chocolate!!!! I just put these in the fridge, but before I ate the uncooked left of et batter and these are SOOOOOOOO delicious! I can’t wait to taste them cooked!!!
Thanks Katie, you’ve done it yet again!!
I heart these cookies <3
I subbed applesauce for all 5T of the oil and these turned out AWESOME. Seriously so good I could cry and then scarf down the entire plate. YUM!!!
These are awesome! I made mine with half wholewheat half unbleached, a little less sugar and a little less oil, they turned out awesome. Thanks for another great recipe!