Tuesday, May 28, 2013

variations of healthy chocolate chip cookies

ok so over the weekend I decided to experiment with healthy chocolate chip cookies. I decided to cut the original Toll House recipe in half and do one half just the same except substitute regular flour for almond flour and then do the other half of the recipe with all healthy substitutes such as greek yogurt for butter and coconut for sugar. The first recipe, I am proud to say, was absolutely delicious! The dough is identical tasting to the cookie dough everybody always gets caught with their fingers int he bowl! There was literally no difference, even though it was completely grain free and had all the nutrients of almonds! Baked, the ended up crispy and delicious, an excellent variation on the Toll House recipe. The second batch were also delicious but in a completely difference way. They were super moist, even to the point of crumbling in your hand if you weren't careful, but the coconut was an excellent additive and they had so many healthy substitutes I kept referring to them as "practically vegetables."I really recommend trying them both if you are looking for a healthy, yet totally satisfying variation on the classic chocolate chip cookie!
Recipe 1:
1 and 1/4 cup almond flour
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cube of butter
1/2 vanilla extract
chocolate chips
bake at 350 for 10 minutes

Recipe 2:
1 and 1/8 cup almond flour
1 egg
1/3 cup brown sugar ( or use 1/6 brown sugar and 1/6 honey for crunchier cookie)
1/3 cup shredded coconut
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup plain greek yogurt
chocolate chip cookies
bake at 350 for 10 minutes

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