CHOCOLATE KALE COOKIES

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These cookies are great because they use the superfood kale! It's a great way to get children to eat vegetables without even knowing they're there! These cookies are moist, cakey, and delicious. Enjoy!

Provided by LaurenElizabeth

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

¾ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
⅓ cup applesauce
⅓ cup finely chopped kale
⅓ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips
1 egg white
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 teaspoon honey

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Whisk flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
Blend applesauce and kale together in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds.
Beat sugar, butter, egg white, and vanilla together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir kale mixture, canola oil, and honey into creamed butter mixture. Stir flour mixture into kale mixture until dough is just mixed; fold in chocolate chips. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated until edges are slightly hardened, 10 to 12 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 86.9 calories, Carbohydrate 14.6 g, Cholesterol 2.5 mg, Fat 2.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 65.3 mg, Sugar 7.5 g