Those of you that know me, know that I LOVE chocolate. It’s one of my major downfalls. Chocolate and Diet Coke. Obsessed.
Anyway, what’s better than chocolate?? LOW FAT chocolate!!! These cookies are super yummy and low fat! They have zero butter, only egg whites, a little canola oil and applesauce.
I know what you’re thinking: “I’ve already tried cookies with applesauce and they’re not that good” – well hold up a second cuz you gotta give these cookies a try! They’re pretty darn good. After I eat all my kids Halloween candy my kids get sick of their Halloween candy, these will be a great healthier, low fat treat. 😉 And to be honest, I probably ate 4 cookies worth of the dough because it was so ridiculously good! Try ’em out today and let me know what you think!
Low Fat Chocolate Cookies:
Printable Recipe HERE
Ingredients:
- 2-2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup (packed) brown sugar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3 egg whites
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
Directions:
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
- In another medium bowl with electric mixer, blend the brown and granulated sugars. Slowly beat in the oil. Beat in the applesauce, egg whites and vanilla and blend on low until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture and blend on low speed until the dough is just combined. Refrigerate the dough until firm, about 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.
- Roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Place on a cookie sheet and flatten slightly. Sprinkle with the mini chocolate chips then bake for 17-19 minutes – do not overbake! When the cookies cool, they will harden some. Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool and then ENJOY!!
Yield: Approx. 2-1/2 dozen Recipe by Mrs. Fields
Whoo these look good and even better if they can be enjoyed guilt free. One for the pininterest board!
I enjoy finding healthier versions of delicious foods! These look great. 🙂 Visiting from Six Sisters Stuff. 🙂
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I love your site here…full of great recipes. I will give these cookies a try! Happy Week end to you!
These look so good! Pinned it – I can’t wait to try them!
-Monika, Life With Lovebugs
Hi Jen, I’m Anne from Life on the Funny Farm (http://annesfunnyfarm.blogspot.com), and I’m visiting from the Pinteresting Party.
Thanks for helping me with my conundrum. I love baking and I love eating what I bake! But I also want to lose weight. So this recipe is a good step towards combining these two desires.
Anyway, thanks for posting this. I hope you can pop by my blog sometime to say hi…
Oh they look too delicious!
I would love to have you share this (or any other recipes of yours) at Wednesday Extravaganza – my Foodie link party, and maybe win a lifetime feature on my Wall of Fame! Here is the link:
http://www.hungrylittlegirl.com/1/post/2012/10/october-31st-2012.html
I can’t wait to see you there!
These look to good to be low fat. Great recipe. I hope that you will share these at my holiday cookie exchange. Low fat would probably be helpful 🙂 http://www.tumbleweedcontessa.com/blog/2012-cookie-exchange-cookies-and-memories/
Thank you for sharing at Foodie Friends Friday! They look amazing, and they’re low fat, thumbs up!
I love using butter but decided to give your recipe a try. They are very good and I like the cakey texture! Now I can feel less guilty eating a cookie.
Thanks for sharing these on foodie Friends friday.. they look delicios.