These are a simple cookie using healthier ingredients. A healthier, low-guilt everyday snack option with lower fat and sugar.
Ingredients
1 cup non-hydrogenated margarine
1/2 cup sugar or 1:1 sugar substitute suitable for baking
1/4 cup Egg Beaters
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup oat bran or wheat bran
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips (dark chocolate, sugar-free chocolate chips, or chopped sugar-free chocolate bar, pictured)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Blend butter & sugar until fluffy. Add egg & vanilla, mix until just combined. Add flour, bran, and baking powder in intervals. Stir in chocolate chips. Shape into 1-1/2″ balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven, let cool for one minute and then transfer to wire rack. Allow cookie sheet to cool thoroughly before placing uncooked dough on it.