Recipe: Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies
Looking for a healthier chocolate chip cookie? Our heart-healthy (and still delicious) version is made with avocado oil, walnuts and old-fashioned oats instead of the usual butter and eggs.
This heart-healthy version of everyone’s favorite cookie is low in cholesterol and high in omega-3 fatty acids. Walnuts and avocado oil replace the usual eggs and butter, and oats and whole-wheat flour provide the whole grain. It’s a recipe you can indulge in occasionally without guilt (and a little dark chocolate never hurts)!
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3 tablespoons avocado oil
2 cups walnuts
1 cup (not packed) light brown sugar
½ cup water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1½ cups flour (may use whole-wheat pastry flour)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
¼ tsp cinnamon
2 cups old-fashioned oats
8 ounces of dark chocolate chips
Makes 30 cookies
Serving Size: 1 cookie
160 calories, 9 g fat (1.5 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 8 g sugar, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein
Recipe from Cleveland Clinic Children’s dietitians