Description:

A lower fat chocolate chip cookie

Source:

Cooking Light Magazine

Serves/Makes:3 dozen

Ingredients

• 1-1/4 cups (300 ml) all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 tsp (7 ml) baking powder
• 3/4 tsp (4 ml) salt
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) applesauce
• 1 cup (225 ml) packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) butter, softened
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup (225 ml) semisweet chocolate chips
• cooking spray

Preparation

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees (200 C.).
• 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 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 tbsp 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
• Bake at 375 degrees (200 C.) 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.

Comments

Cooking Light magazine is a great source for lower fat, lower calorie versions of recipes. This one came from the January/February 2001 issue.