Thursday, February 25, 2010

Recipe: Skinny Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies are from my new cookbook Perfect Light Desserts by Nick Malgieri and David Joachim.

David's Skinny Chocolate Chip Cookies

Makes about 30 cookies

1 1/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. salt
4T (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 c. light brown sugar firmly packed
6 T sugar
1 large egg
2 T whole milk
1 t vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. (about 3/4 bag) of chocolate chips

Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350.

Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together and set aside.

Beat the butter and sugars togethe

Beat in the flour mixture.

Fold in the chocolate chips.

Chill the dough in the bowl for 15 minutes to keep the cookies from spreading too much while they're baking.

Form the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls.  Arrange the balls of dough 2" apart on cookie sheets.

Their specific directions call for a mixer and a rubber spatula, amongst other things.  I used my hands, a wooden spoon, and bowls.  Why would I make more dishes?  Anyway, the cookies were quite good.  They have a much different flavor than your usual Nestle Chocolate Chip Cookies, and they're a little on the small side, but they're not as bad for you ... not to say they're good for you.  I'm thinking you could even go for a half bag of chocolate chips, because each cookie was LOADED with chips.  This is my second recipe with Nick and David - so far, they're wonderful

Per cookie: 114 calories, 5 g fat, 1 g fiber

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