Best Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

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These will be THE LAST peanut butter chocolate chip recipe you try! YUMM. These taste really sinful, but they are actually healthy for you. I adapted this recipe from the classic nestle one. (shh...I think these are even BETTER) They are very thick, soft, and chewy cookies and I promise you that NO ONE will be able to eat just one. I hope you enjoy baking (and eating) these as much as I do.

Provided by ChardonianCook

Categories Drop Cookies

Time 38m

Yield 36 cookies, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons honey
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I like to use Ghirardelli)

Steps:

Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium mixing bowl; set aside.
Beat butters, sugars, applesauce, and honey on medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes.
Beat in egg and vanilla.
Gradually beat in flour mixture, just until combined.
Scrape down bowl (for flour buildup on the sides) and stir in chocolate chips.
Set OVEN to 375ºF (If using dark or nonstick pan, lower temperature to 350ºF).
Drop dough by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are set but centers are still soft; cookies should NOT be browning yet.
*optional: You can quickly chill dough or dropped cookie dough on baking sheets in the freezer 10-15 minutes before baking, for a thicker cookie.
You can also position oven racks to top and bottom thirds of oven; halfway through baking, rotate cookie sheet top to bottom and front to back.

HEALTHY PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

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"I stir a few chocolate chips into the melted butters to give the cookie batter some chocolate flavor." Muriel Mableson - Winnipeg, Manitoba

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/3 cup reduced-fat creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps:

In a small microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter and peanut butter until butter is melted; stir until smooth. Stir in applesauce., Transfer to a large bowl. Beat in the sugars until blended. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to peanut butter mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 12mg cholesterol, Sodium 47mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

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