Healthy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These are Healthy Chocolate Chunk Cookies with a soft middle that are truly delicious and really simple to make. Here are macro-friendly, balanced cookies with added protein.
Healthy Chocolate Chunk Cookie Recipe
This is an easy cookie recipe and comes together quickly. The texture of the cookies is soft, they are a little crumbly, but definitely not too much.
These Healthy Chocolate Chunk Cookies are loaded with wholesome ingredients like whole wheat flour, high-quality dark chocolate, and cottage cheese for protein. More protein in cookies! Isn’t it awesome? It’s definitely fitness food for athletes, sportspeople, those who are on a diet, calorie- or macro-counting, or just healthy eating.
These cookies is a perfect, healthy, sugar-free dessert, or snack that the kids and adults will approve. Enjoying them for breakfast would be more filling and satisfying than any other sugary cookies.
This cookie recipe is ideal to make in advance and freeze the cookies in a zip bag for a longer period of time.
How to Make Healthier Cookies
These cookies are made from whole wheat flour, but you can easily substitute it to any other flour including gluten-free. You could totally add in some nuts or/and dried fruits, or leave them only with dark chocolate as I have. Semi-sweet chocolate chips work fine but for me is better to use high-quality dark chocolate with a cocoa solids content of 85% and above.
For more flavor, I recommend adding a teaspoon of lemon zest if you have it on hand.
| Serving: | Prep time: | Cook Time: | Total Time: |
| 12 cookies | 10 min | 20 min | 30 min |
Ingredients for Healthy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- 1 ½ cup (240 g) whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup (75 g) butter, melted
- 1 ½ cup (200 g) dry cottage cheese
- 1/3 cup (40 g) 85% dark chocolate, chopped
- 5 Tbsp. (55 g) erythritol or sweetener of choice (add more if you like sweeter)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/8 tsp. salt
How to Make Healthy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the cottage cheese, melted butter, sweetener, egg, and vanilla.
- With a hand mixer mix together until creamy. (Use a blender if you don’t have a hand mixer).
- Add the flour and chopped chocolate. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, fold ingredients together until well combined.
- Roll the dough into balls (make about 12 medium balls) and place onto the lined baking sheet.
- Flatten the balls slightly with your fingers, then place in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Enjoy!
How Many Calories in Healthy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
| Calories (per 1 cookie g): 152 cal | Calories (per 100g ): 317 cal |
|---|---|
| Fat: 7.5 g | Fat: 15.7 g |
| Carbohydrates: 15.5 g | Carbohydrates: 32.3 g |
| Protein: 6.6 g | Protein: 13.8 g |
Healthy Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup 240 g whole wheat flour
- 1/3 cup 75 g butter, melted
- 1 ½ cup 200 g dry cottage cheese
- 40 g 85% dark chocolate chopped
- 5 Tbsp. 55 g erythritol or sweetener of choice (add more if you like sweeter)
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/8 tsp. salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the cottage cheese, melted butter, sweetener, egg, and vanilla. With a hand mixer mix together until creamy. (Use a blender if you don’t have a hand mixer).
- Add the flour and chopped chocolate. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, fold ingredients together until well combined.
- Roll the dough into balls (make about 12 medium balls) and place onto the lined baking sheet.
- Flatten the balls slightly with your fingers, then place in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Enjoy!
Notes
| Calories (per 1 cookie g): 152 cal | Calories (per 100g ): 317 cal |
|---|---|
| Fat: 7.5 g | Fat: 15.7 g |
| Carbohydrates: 15.5 g | Carbohydrates: 32.3 g |
| Protein: 6.6 g | Protein: 13.8 g |
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