My FaBuLoUs Chocolate Chip Cookies

Before I give you the recipe I have to say I received the original from Mindy Choate (and that one is GOOD!), but like all recipes I have made it my own. But credit must be given where credit is deserved.

Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients: 

6 Tbs. warm water

2 Tbs. ground flax seed

1 cp. white sugar

1 cp. brown sugar (light or dark) slightly packed

3/4 cp. applesauce

1/8 cp. shortening

1 Tbs. milk

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. Mexican vanilla (yes the mexican one makes a difference, but you can use the regular kind too)

1-2 cps. semi-sweet chocolate chips 

2 1/4 cps. flour

In a small bowl add water and flax; let sit for 2 minutes

In your mixing bowl mix the sugars, applesauce, shortening & flax seed mixture.

Mix on med-high for a few minutes. You want it mixed really well!!!

Add milk, salt, b. soda & vanilla.

Next add the chips.

Mix in flour in 1/2 cup increments. 

Bake @ 375 for 9 minutes.

*optional: For St. Patricks day I added not only food coloring, but 2 Tbs. pureed Spinach and no one knew! You could do this anytime for your boys and tell them some story about them being green ;)

xo,

kellee