These delicious and Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect cookies that you AND your kids will love! Our kids won’t even notice all the hidden veggies in this easy cookie recipe!
Best Ever Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
I came up with this chocolate chip cookie recipe several years ago, after my oldest was born, because I wanted a way to sneak some more veggies into her diet and wanted to be able to give her something sweet for dessert once in a while, that didn’t have a million weird ingredients in it. I wanted a “healthy” cookie for her – this is what I came up with! Nut butter, applesauce, banana and whole wheat flour are the main ingredients with spinach, carrots and zucchini – I swear that you really can’t taste the fresh veggies. Oh, and of course there are chocolate chips because, hello, these are still cookies!
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Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Ingredients: The ingredients really are just simple, clean and even include some fresh vegetables.
- Veggies: Like I said, I even threw some veggies in there…. because why not!
- Still a Cookie: But even with all those healthier ingredients, these are still cookies and that’s what they taste like – promise!
What You Will Need
- whole wheat flour – perfect for a simple flour base, but you could also use your favorite gluten-free 1-to-1 flour or almond flour.
- baking soda & kosher salt – baking essentials for a little rising and structure!
- banana & unsweetened applesauce – great for adding some natural sweetness to these delicious cookies.
- egg – another baking ingredient that helps with the structure.
- vanilla extract – just a little bit for some added flavor!
- almond butter – any nut butter works, just make sure they have a creamy texture.
- coconut sugar – a natural sweetener that adds a bit more sweetness, it is a cookie after all!
- carrot, spinach, & zucchini – the perfect combination of veggies that pack a nutritional punch but you would never know they are in there!
- dairy-free semi sweet chocolate chips – always a must when making cookies.
- sea salt – optional to sprinkle a bit on top after baking!
How To Make Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
The first steps to making this easy cookie recipe is to mix the dry ingredients (minus the sugar) in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another bowl. Fold the veggies into the wet ingredients. Then add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix again. Finally, add the chocolate chips, stir to combine, and then place 1-2 tablespoons of the dough at a time on a prepared baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8-10 minutes.
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Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: Approx. 16-20 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
The perfect Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that you AND your kids will love! Made with real, simple ingredients!
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 very ripe banana, mashed
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup creamy almond butter, (peanut butter works too)
- 2 teaspoons coconut sugar
- 1/3 cup carrots, use vegetable peeler to peel thin strips and then roughly chop
- 1/3 cup spinach, roughly chopped
- 2–3 tablespoons of zucchini, peel off the outer skin of the zucchini & roughly chop
- 1/2 – 3/4 cup dairy-free semi-sweet chocolate chips
- optional topping: sea salt
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat the bottom of a sheet pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Dry Ingredients: Combine 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt in a large bowl.
- Wet Ingredients: In separate mixing bowl, combine 1 mashed banana, 1 beaten egg, 1/4 cup applesauce, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/2 cup almond butter and 2 teaspoons coconut sugar; Mix well.
- Veggies: Add carrots, spinach and zucchini to wet ingredients and fold together.
- Combine: Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mix to combine, and then add chocolate chips. Mix again.
- Bake: Take 1-2 tablespoons of cookie dough and place on prepared baking sheet (Note: cookies will not raise much or spread out). Sprinkle with sea salt (optional). Bake in preheated oven, middle rack, for approx. 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms start to brown.
- Cool + Serve: Transfer cookies to a cooling rack and then enjoy!
Notes
- Number of Cookies: this depends on the size of the cookies. If you are making them 1-2 tablespoons big, you will yield approximately 16-20 cookies.
- Almond Butter: Feel free to use creamy peanut butter or other nut butter if you prefer – just make sure the consistency is creamy.
- Flour Substitutions: this recipe has been tested with 1-to-1 gluten-free flour and almond flour with success! Feel free to sub with either option. If using almond flour, we suggest baking them for 10 minutes (instead of 8).
- Coconut Sugar: you can substitute brown sugar here, if you want.
- Let them cool: for best results, let them cool fully before eating!
- Storage: Since these don’t have any preservatives in them, they shouldn’t be left out on the countertop for more than a day or so. After that keep them in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 105
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 68.9 mg
- Fat: 5.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 12.6 g
- Protein: 3.2 g
- Cholesterol: 9.3 mg
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