Nutritious Chocolate Chip Cookies

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I couldn’t resist including Cookie Monster in my blog about nutritious chocolate chip cookies. Chocolate chip cookie recipes abound. Everyone has a recipe from their mom or grandmother or Auntie Marg that is the best in the whole wide world. Foodies have shared chocolate chip cookie recipes that add everything from quinoa to expresso to coconut to almond butter and more to our old-fashioned favorite.

Today’s recipe is a chocolate chip cookie that is soft and chewy rather than crunchy. For added nutrition, grated carrots and whole wheat flour have been added.

This recipe was given to me by my friend, Bev. A treat to add goodness to our kids’ lunches. The kids love these special chocolate chip cookies which I usually make in the fall.  Our market has giant organic carrots fresh from the farm, just perfect to grate up in the food processor for cookies and cakes. The carrots give a wonderful moistness and sweet flavor to the cookies. I like to make an extra batch and pop them in the freezer for those times when I’m too busy to bake.

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2 cups grated carrots

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup margarine or butter

2 teaspoons vanilla

2 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 ½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

12 oz. package chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Grease cookie sheets with shortening or no-stick spray.

1. Mix together the carrot, sugars, butter or margarine, vanilla and eggs  in a large beater bowl.
2. Whisk together  the all-purpose and whole wheat flour, baking soda and salt. Add to carrot mixture and mix till well-blended. A wooden spoon can be used for this step.
3. Fold in the chocolate chips.
4. Drop the dough by rounded teaspoon onto greased cookie sheets.
5. Bake in preheated oven until light brown, about 10 minutes.
6. Cool slightly on cookie sheet to allow cookies to firm up.
7. Carefully remove from cookie sheet and cool on a cooling rack.
8. Store in an air tight container or closed cookie jar.  Yield: 4 dozen

 

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Category: Cookies & Squares