So in my quest for a healthier (yet still yummy) chocolate chip cookie a friend on twitter shared a recipe from Planet Organic with me. I jumped on the recipe right away because I'm a big fan of Planet Organic and have bought the odd baked good from there and they have always been delish.
I didn't like this recipe as much as the Healthy Oatmeal Cookies from Whole Grain Gourmet but they were still pretty good.
Here's the recipe as on the Planet Organic Website:
Cosmic Cookies
And here's what I did differently:
I was all out of Spelt Flour so I used whole wheat. I omitted the sunflower seeds because I didn't have any of those in the house either, and I omitted the raisins as well because I just don't them! I also substituted the soy milk for regular milk but I think the soy milk would add a really good flavour so next time I think I'll try that.
I found these to be really good fresh out of the oven and even really good the next day but the dozen I froze and took out a couple days later weren't near as good. I like to bake big batches and freeze them by the dozen so that was kind of a draw back for me.
All in all though I did like these cookies, and I really like how hearty they are.
So how about you? Do you have a favorite "healthy" chocolate chip cookie? Any recipes you think I should try out?
I didn't like this recipe as much as the Healthy Oatmeal Cookies from Whole Grain Gourmet but they were still pretty good.
Here's the recipe as on the Planet Organic Website:
Cosmic Cookies
| 2 1/4 cups | Quick cooking oats | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 cups | Spelt flour | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 cup | Sunflower seeds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 cup + 2 | tbsp Pumpkin Seeds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/2 cup | Shredded coconut, unsweetened | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/4 cup | Flax seeds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 cup | Granulated cane sugar | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 tbsp | Cinnamon, ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 1/4 tsp | Sea salt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 3/4 cups | Dark chocolate chips | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 1/4 cups | Raisins | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/4 cup | Water | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/4 cup | Blackstrap molasses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3/4 cup | Canola oil | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 cup | Soy milk |
| 1. | Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line baking trays with parchment paper. |
| 2. | In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients, everything from oats to raisins. In a separate large bowl, combine wet ingredients, everything from water to soy milk. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix slow at a low speed (or by hand) until just combined. Do not over mix. |
| 3. | Portion cookie dough using a 1/3-cup measure and place onto lined baking tray. Gently flatten cookies before baking. Bake for 24 minutes or until lightly browned. Yields 24 cookies. |
And here's what I did differently:
I was all out of Spelt Flour so I used whole wheat. I omitted the sunflower seeds because I didn't have any of those in the house either, and I omitted the raisins as well because I just don't them! I also substituted the soy milk for regular milk but I think the soy milk would add a really good flavour so next time I think I'll try that.
I found these to be really good fresh out of the oven and even really good the next day but the dozen I froze and took out a couple days later weren't near as good. I like to bake big batches and freeze them by the dozen so that was kind of a draw back for me.
All in all though I did like these cookies, and I really like how hearty they are.
So how about you? Do you have a favorite "healthy" chocolate chip cookie? Any recipes you think I should try out?
2 comments:
Wow! That's a lot of ingredients!...I got nothing...I can't even bake healthy bread haha and you saw the "granola" I'm eating.... : ) but I"m always happy to come eat your cookies! Seriously everything that comes out of your kitchen is amazing...I don't know how you do it.
I love the cosmic cookies from planet organic ... a friend gave them to me as present when I had M. Now I have the recipe ... thanks for the doing the leg work ... LOL! I never thought to check their website. Hee hee!
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