Delicious Chocolate Chip Cookies

We try to be healthy, but I'm not hard core health people.  I'm trying to cut some oil out of our food.  I substitute applesauce for oil in making cakes, waffles and pancakes.  My daughter asked me if we could make chocolate chip cookies a couple of days ago, and a thought came to me I bet that there is a recipe out there for Chocolate chip cookies with applesauce.  So I googled it and found this recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 1/4  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  baking powder
• 3/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  cup  applesauce
• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1/4  cup  butter, softened
• 1  tablespoon  vanilla extract
• 1  large egg
• 1  cup  semisweet chocolate chips
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°.
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 drained 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 tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° 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.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

78 (33% from fat)

Fat: 2.9g (sat 1.7g,mono 0.9g,poly 0.2g)

Protein: 0.8g

Carbohydrate: 12.8g

Fiber: 0.2g

Cholesterol: 10mg

Iron: 0.5mg

Sodium: 87mg

Calcium: 20mg

 

I was even more excited to have the nutritional facts come with it, same with my husband.  I followed the recipe exactly, with help from my daughter.  I have to say they are very soft, and very yummy.  I'm going to have to make some more really soon.  Enjoy!!!

 

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