Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
I started out wanting to make some healthed up version of classic peanut butter cookies, then ran into a bag of grain-sweetened chocolate chips in a health-food store this morning and decided to find a way to eat them. So, here we are.
Like the last post, these are made with whole wheat pastry flour. Unlike regular whole wheat flour, you can substitute it right into your baking with nary a concern. (Oops, sorry to go all Gwyneth on you by using pretentious words to describe healthy recipes. She owns that.) Maybe someday soon you'll be able to find whole wheat pastry flour in a regular grocery store, but until that day comes -- get it at the health-food store.
*As for the chocolate chips themselves, I've mentioned before that you can buy grain-sweetened (which refers to brown rice syrup, a macrobiotic favorite with subtle sweetness), dairy-free (not necessary, but these cookies are dairy-free in every other way-- so it helps if you want your cookie to stay consistent) chocolate chips in your local (...wait for it...) health food store. OR you can use regular chocolate chips and remain satisfied with the fact that the dough itself contains no butter, no refined sugar and no refined flour. Because no one's trying to win a whole food medal, right?
Prep Time: 7 Minutes
Cooking Time: 10-12 Minutes
Yield: About Two Dozen Cookies
Ingredients:
1-1/2 Cups Whole Wheat Pastry Flour
½ Tsp Sea Salt
1 Tsp Baking Powder
¾ Cup Maple Syrup
½ Cup Unsweetened, Natural Peanut Butter
1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
1 Large Egg
1 Heaping Cup of Chocolate Chips*
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a large baking sheet. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder. In a large bowl, combine maple syrup, peanut butter, and vanilla extract. Beat in the egg. Stir in the flour mixture until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Shape the mixture into balls, about ¾” in size, then place on the greased baking sheet. Press them down with a fork, first in one direction, then the other. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden. Let cool completely before eating them, because they taste better that way.
Categories: Snacks,Dairy Free or Optional,Soy Free or Optional,Comfort Food Revamp
"ran into a bag of grain-sweetened chocolate chips in a health-food store this morning and decided to find a way to eat them"
LOL! I would have just put some in the palm of my hand, raised my hand to my mouth, and started to chew.
Thanks for the great cookie!
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I just might be getting the hang of this healthy cooking thing, Nic! I was out of whole wheat pastry flour so I subbed brown rice flour and added a smidge more baking powder. They are delicious! A bit rounder and lighter than yours but scrumptious none the less.
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YES, kristina! not as scary as it seems, right? and let's be real about this-- anything with chocolate chips is going to taste atleast OK, if not straight up delicious. no matter what kind of flour is involved.
the extra baking powder--- right on, sister.
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These cookies look so scrumptious and moist! Just the way I love them!!! The ingredients are also so surprising!
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I made these yesterday and they turned out great! Although they're made with healthier ingredients, I'm sure they're still pretty high calorie though with all of the peanut butter pure maple syrup, and chocolate chips. Any idea how many calories these might contain per cookie?
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no idea-- though i'm pretty sure you can find something online to tell you. its a shame, isn't it? there's just no such thing as a cookie that's as low-cal as a carrot... and is natural. but atleast these give you some nutrients, fiber, etc.
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I just barely found your site, I am so happy as this is how I cook everyday. T
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I plugged the recipe in to my favorite recipe calculator online. With regular chocolate chips, it comes out to about 135 calories per cookie (dividing the recipe into 24 cookies). Not so bad for a dessert treat!! Also 6g of fat (from the peanut butter) 95 mg sodium, 19g carbohydrates, 2.3g protein- in case anyone needs/wants to know.
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this makes really good peanut butter cookies
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I made these cookies with soy-nut butter and they were awesome! I haven't seen the back of a can of peanut butter in a long time, but maybe using soy-nut butter would lower the calories a little?
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