Right out of the oven!
Calling All Cookie Monsters! Meet the new HealthBarn favorite! Our delicious chocolate chip cookies are baked with wholesome ingredients and packed with homemade goodness — a sweet treat parents can feel good about sharing (or saving for themselves!).
Ingredients:
½ cup whole wheat flour
½ cup white flour
¼ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup ground flaxseeds
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons molasses
1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place parchment paper on two baking sheets.
- Combine flours, sea salt, baking soda and ground flaxseeds in a medium mixing bowl.
- In a large bowl, combine olive oil, vanilla extract, brown sugar, egg and molasses and mix until smooth.
- In small batches, dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Fold in chocolate chips in the mixture.
- Using a tablespoon measure, place cookies onto two baking sheets spaced apart.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly for 1-2 minutes and then transfer cookies to wire racks to cool before serving.
Makes 12 servings (1 cookie per serving).
Nutrition Facts per serving: 130 calories; 6g fat (1.5g sat fat, 2.5g mono, 1.5g poly, 0g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 19g carbohydrate (2g fiber, 10g sugar); 3g protein; 95mg sodium; 2% Daily Value (DV) calcium; 6% DV iron.
– Stacey Antine, MS, RDN is the author of Appetite for Life, founder of HealthBarn USA, and director of the HealthBarn Foundation and HealthBarn Nutrition Academy collaborated with Chef Pascal Beric on this delcious recipe. Celebrating 20 years of inspiring strong bodies and healthy minds, HealthBarn USA has become a national model for hands-on nutrition education. Stacey was named one of the Top 10 Dietitians in the Nation by Today’s Dietitian magazine for her groundbreaking work in children’s health and wellness.
