These cookies are healthier than your typical ones and are pretty enough to give as gifts!
I am on my never ending quest to try to maintain balance during the holidays. It’s not easy. I know you all can relate. If you are like me you tend to eat more than normal (whether out of stress or lack of time to prepare meals and snacks). I love to make these classic holiday cookies healthier than the ordinary kind. These are made with whole wheat flour, unrefined sugar, oats and flax seed. And because we need a little fun (I mean, it IS the holidays!) I added just 1/4 cup mini holiday M & M’s! No one will miss all that processed sugar and added junk. Promise.
Christmas Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ¾ cup oats
- ½ cup ground flaxseed
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup unrefined sugar
- ¼ cup coconut oil softened
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup dark chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup mini holiday M & M's
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Place oats in food processor or blender and blend until powdery.
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Pour into a medium size bowl and add flour, flaxseed, baking soda, baking powder, salt and beat with electric mixer until combined. Add applesauce, sugar , coconut oil and vanilla extract while continuing to beat with the electric mixer.
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Add chocolate chips and M & M's and stir to combine.
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Drop by tablespoonfuls onto undressed cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.
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bake for about 12-5 minutes until golden brown. Cook on cookie sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack until completely cooled.
See how easy these are? I love all of the pretty decorated cut out cookies and fancy cakes and bars, but sometimes you just need simple, (healthy), classic cookies. At least I do!
What is your favorite holiday cookie? I am happy to share my favorite with you!
Oh I’m loving these, they are so pretty too! And love the good stuff in them…
I have a hard time picking a favorite but I am a sucker for oatmeal raisin cookies 🙂
Love Oatmeal Raisin Cookies too Aggie, good taste! 😉
I have a gluten and almond allergy. Would coconut flour or oat flour work to sub the whole wheat pastry flour?
Hi Bridget! I bet oat flour would work great! Please let me know how they turn out 🙂
I love that these are loaded with FLAX!! Nom nom nom
Me too Sherrie! 🙂
These look delightful, Lauren! I bet they taste just as good as they look.
Thank you Ann!
These look really good Lauren, and very good for you – love it!
Thank you Donalyn!
healthy and delicious, sounds just about perfect to me
Adorable — I think Santa would approve 🙂
Where can I find whole wheat pastry flour? Thanks!
Hi Michele! You can get whole wheat pastry flour at all grocery stores, even Target! I hope you like them!
Great recipe Lauren! Healthy and delicious- the perfect holiday treat!