Healthier Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Over the holidays I was given a bag of Monk Fruit in the Raw. I never heard of monk fruit up until that point. I signed up for a free sample around September or October. YUM wasn’t very old then so I was excited to get my hands on something that could potentially turn into a sponsor post.
My bag of Monk Fruit in the Raw arrived in November. I was excited to join the Recipe ReDux’s Monk Fruit in the Raw Holiday challenge, but the problem was, at that time I was not accepted into The Recipe ReDux. So, the Monk Fruit folks emailed me to let me know that I could not enter the contest. *sad face*
I made the cookies anyway and the good news is I am officially a member of The Recipe Redux and my first post will be this month!
It’s super secretive information so I can’t tell you what I’m cooking up, but it will be a lot of fun.
These cookies ended up being a bit of an experiment. The whole concept of Recipe Redux is to take a recipe and make it healthier. In this case the sugar was replaced with the Monk Fruit in the Raw.
While kiddo liked these cookies and I didn’t mind the nice minty taste, they were a little drier than what I prefer my cookies to be. However, it did make a good crumbled topping for our Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream.
Healthier Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup white flour
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking sods
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 2 sticks of butter
- 2/3 cup Monk Fruit in the Raw
- 2/3 cup zero calorie brown sugar I used Ideal Brown, xylitol
- 1 tsp real vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 2/3 cup mint chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Combine flours, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a separate bowl add monk fruit, brown sugar substitute, and melted butter. Blend.
- Add eggs to the sugar mixture, one at a time. Blend after adding each.
- Slowly add sugar mixture to flour mixture and continue to blend.
- Add mint chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Drop by TBSP on greased cookie sheet.
- Cook 10-11 minutes.
“The only real failure in life is the failure to try.” ~ unknown
I can’t believe these cookies are healthy!! They look sooo rich and decadent! 😀
I’m going to experiment a bit more. I think there is room for improvement but they certainly were pretty tasty!
We are looking for healthier treats. DH found a Cooking Light Brownie that was amazingly good. I really wouldn’t have known they were lighter if I hadn’t read the recipe and checked the calorie count. Not an every day snack, but it was a nice holiday treat that I could enjoy.
I treated myself to a subscription to Cooking Light. It has become one of my favorite magazines. I had subscriptions in the past but never utilized their full potential until now. Kiddo loves her treats so I am always on the lookout to try new, lower calorie and healthier options.
That sounds so exciting, plus those cookies look delish. I have never heard of Monk Fruit in the Raw. I will have to look it up.
Honestly, I never heard of it either until I was sent a package to try!
I’ve never heard of Monk Fruit in the Raw–very interesting. Thanks for linking up with the Tasty Tuesday’s Link-up. I have pinned your post to the Tasty’s Tuesday’s Pinterest Board!
Tammy, me neither until they sent me a package. I am still not sure how well I like it for baking.
I’m on a permanent quest to get my sweet tooth on without developing Type II diabetes. This looks like something to add to my recipe box!
I think we all walk down that path sometimes. You should see my recipe box 😉 Thanks for stopping by!