Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

An oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe everyone will love.

© Stephanie Gallagher

Jun 17, 2007

Part-skim ricotta cheese makes these chocolate chip cookies light and creamy. Dark chocolate chips make these cookies rich and wonderful.

Although these chocolate chip cookies aren't terribly low in calories, they are healthier than the typical Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe.

For example, instead of eggs, this chocolate chip cookie recipe uses non-fat liquid egg substitute (such as Egg Beaters). This recipe also uses less sugar (you won't even miss it), and oats for a nice, heart-healthy crunch, although these chocolate chip cookies don't really have an oatmeal cookie taste or texture.

The recipe calls for vanilla bean paste. You can find it at a high-end kitchen store, such as Williams-Sonoma or Crate and Barrel or Trader Joe's. It's a nice addition because it gives the cookies a deeper vanilla flavor. But if you can't find it or don't want to buy it, you can certainly use the same amount of pure vanilla extract instead.

These chocolate chip cookies are the perfect take-along dessert for picnics, cookouts or pot-lucks. They're also great for bake sales. Feel free to add 1/2 cup finely-chopped walnuts, if you like.

This chocolate chip cookie recipe makes a cakey chocolate chip cookie. If you're looking for more of a crisp chocolate chip cookie recipe, try these healthy chocolate chip cookies.

Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together butter, ricotta cheese, sugars, vanilla bean paste and egg substitute in a large bowl. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and oats. Add to the wet ingredients and stir well until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.

Using a tablespoon or small metal ice cream scoop the size of a tablespoon, drop dough one inch apart onto cookie sheets lined with a silpat mat or parchment paper. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown.

Remove to wire racks to cool.

Makes 24 cookies.

Per cookie: 139 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 19 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein, 3% vitamin A, 0% vitamin C, 2% calcium, 5% iron

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