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Chocolate chip cookies made healthier

Our tweaks to a classic chocolate chip cookie recipe reduce the saturated fat content and sugar, making these cookies lower in energy but still a delicious treat.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 14 people
Ratings: 2.2
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup agave nectar
  • 1 egg
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup plain flour
  • ¼ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ cup dark chocolate chips
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4 and line 2 large baking sheets with baking paper.

    2 In a bowl, beat together the agave nectar, egg and olive oil. Fold in the remaining ingredients until combined in a dough.

    3 Spoon 14 heaped tablespoonfuls of the dough on to the prepared baking sheets at 5cm intervals. Bake for 6–8 min until golden and almost firm to touch, then lift the baking paper and cookies on to a wire rack to cool completely.

    One comment on Chocolate chip cookies made healthier

    1. Kelly Ronayne August 7, 2022 at 3:47 pm #

      Tip: Google says you can substitute honey for the agave nectar – don’t. It’s not good, lol.

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