Low-fat double chocolate chip cookie

Positively_Me

It's hard to believe these chocolate chip cookies are low fat. By using half the normal amount of butter, and substituting an egg white for a whole egg, these make a wonderful and almost guilt-free indulgence. The chocolate flavor is enhanced by using cocoa powder as well as the chocolate chips. And by using mini chocolate chips, we're making a smaller quantity go a long way.

Cook Time: 9 minutes

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg white
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/3 cup miniature chocolate chips
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars together with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg white and vanilla and mix until well blended.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cocoa powder. Gradually add flour mixture to egg and sugar. Use a wooden spoon to work the dough together. Don’t worry if the dough seems a little crumbly at first ( mine was too crumbly so i added an extra egg white and the dough was like cookie batter). Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop cookie dough by the teaspoonful on to a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone mat if you have one.

Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Makes 30 cookies

Per Serving: Calories 65, Calories from Fat 21, Total Fat 2.3g (sat 1.8g), Cholesterol 5mg, Sodium 44mg, Carbohydrate 10.3g, Fiber 0.5g, Protein 0.7g

Very, Very tasty...Enjoy@

meerkat88

Sounds YUMMY!

jb_sweet_99

These sound great! Thanks for the recipe! :bigsmile:

McFatterton

Having the in-laws over for dinner tonight - this would be a great, simple dessert. Thanks! :flowerforyou:

passionhi

bump

ready4change

I plan on making these tonight.... YUMMY!

McFatterton

Made these tonight and they were very good! You definately need 2 egg whites (generally, 2 egg whites = 1 whole egg anyways). I used half whole wheat flour and half regular flour, will probably use all whole wheat flour next time. Also, instead of making them into cookies, I sprayed an 8x11 pan and smoothed the dough in the pan to make more of a bar cookie, which turned out really well, kind of like a 'hybrid brownie' as my husband called it Also, I cut them into 20 rather than 30 and even with 20 they were still pretty small - can't imagine getting 30 cookies out of that dough :huh: - they would be itty bitty! And, they still rang in under 100 calories per cookie.

Thanks so much for this recipe - I'll definately be making these again!

mabella17

McFatterton,
This is the 2nd recipe you have tried out for me :laugh: Thank you!!!! lol, I will be making those tomorrow

McFatterton

McFatterton,
This is the 2nd recipe you have tried out for me :laugh: Thank you!!!! lol, I will be making those tomorrow

My pleasure :bigsmile:

Positively_Me

Made these tonight and they were very good! You definately need 2 egg whites (generally, 2 egg whites = 1 whole egg anyways). I used half whole wheat flour and half regular flour, will probably use all whole wheat flour next time. Also, instead of making them into cookies, I sprayed an 8x11 pan and smoothed the dough in the pan to make more of a bar cookie, which turned out really well, kind of like a 'hybrid brownie' as my husband called it Also, I cut them into 20 rather than 30 and even with 20 they were still pretty small - can't imagine getting 30 cookies out of that dough :huh: - they would be itty bitty! And, they still rang in under 100 calories per cookie.

Thanks so much for this recipe - I'll definately be making these again!

I am glad you liked them...my family devoured them in 2 days...

the cookie's size was about the size of a quarter....which was fine...i called them..mini cookies..my children gave them 2 thumbs up....enjoy!

Positively_Me

i made the double chocolate and the light chocolate chip cookie and my children could not tell the difference...today they asked if i can make more...

here is the link for the light chocolate chip cookies..

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/71378-light-chocolate-chip-cookies