CANYON RANCH'S LEGENDARY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

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A (somewhat) healthy version of chocolate chip cookies from the Canyon Ranch Spa that uses low-fat cream cheese to replace some of the oil, as well as part whole wheat flour. The recipe was printed in their cookbook, "Canyon Ranch: Nourish: Indulgently Healthy Cuisine".

Provided by blucoat

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 20m

Yield 38 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/4 cup butter, cold
1/3 cup low-fat cream cheese, cold
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 egg yolks
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt or 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly coat a baking sheet with canola oil or cooking spray.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar on low speed with an electric mixer. Add egg yolks and vanilla and mix on low until just combined.
  • In a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add to butter mixture and mix by hand until combined. Portion heaping teaspoonfuls (or use a 3/4 ounce scoop) onto baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake for 7 minutes. Lightly flatten cookies with finger. Rotate baking sheet and bake an additional 3 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 77.7, Fat 3.3, SaturatedFat 1.9, Cholesterol 13.4, Sodium 75.3, Carbohydrate 11.9, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 8.2, Protein 1

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