Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth with this Low Calorie Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
We all get the urge for something sweet now and then and sometimes nothing but the real thing will do. Here is a quick easy and low calorie Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cookie recipe from Cooking Light. Tried and true these are great and one of my Honey’s Favorites!
Yield
3 dozen (serving size: 1 cookie)
Ingredients
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Cooking spray
Preparation
Preheat oven to 375°.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk.
Spoon applesauce into a fine sieve over a bowl; let stand 15 minutes. Discard liquid. Scrape drained applesauce into a large bowl. Add sugar and butter; beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Beat in vanilla and egg. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed until well-blended. Fold in chips.
Drop by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until almost set. Cool on pan 2 to 3 minutes or until firm. Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.
Nutritional Information
Calories:78 (33% from fat)
Fat:2.9g (sat 1.7g,mono 0.9g,poly 0.2g)
Protein:0.8g
Carbohydrate:12.8g
Fiber:0.2g
Cholesterol:10mg
Iron:0.5mg
Sodium:87mg
Calcium:20mg
Posted in Healthy Recipes on January 28th, 2009 by Melissa | | 0 Comments
Are you a New Mommy looking to get Fit?
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