Apple Sauce Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies can be both delicious and healthy. Believe or not, these chocolate chip cookies made with applesauce, oats, whole wheat flour, chocolate chips and walnuts taste absolutely delicious and actually healthy enough to get some health benefit.
Ingredients
6 | tablespoons |
butter, unsalted
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2 | tablespoons |
canola oil
or light olive oil |
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½ | cup |
applesauce
natural |
* |
1 ¼ | cups |
brown sugar, dark
packed |
* |
2 | large |
eggs
|
|
½ | tablespoon |
vanilla extract
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1 | cup |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
¼ | cup |
all-purpose flour
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|
1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
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|
½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
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2 ½ | cups |
rolled oats
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1 ¼ | cups |
chocolate chips
bitter or semi sweet |
* |
¾ | cup |
walnuts
chopped |
Directions
Preheat the oven 325℉ (160℃).
In a large bowl with an electric mixer, add butter, canola oil, apple sauce, and brown sugar, beat until smooth.
Beat eggs one at a time, stir in vanilla.
In another bowl, add the flour, baking soda, and salt, and mix well.
Add the flour mixture into the butter-applesauce mixture, stir until just incorporated.
Stir in oats, chocolate chips, and walnuts.
Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake for about 13 minutes.
Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes.
Transfer the cookies onto wire racks and cool completely.
Store in an air-tight container for up to 1 week.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 24g (0.8 oz)Amount per Serving
Calories 10047% of calories from fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5g
8%
Saturated Fat 2g
8%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol 17mg
6%
Sodium 53mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
4g
4%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Sugars g
Protein
7g
Vitamin A 1%
•
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1%
•
Iron 5%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet
How is this calculated?