Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Dark chocolate chip cookies

3/4 cups flour - 330 cal
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa - 40 cal
1/2 teaspoon baking soda - 0 cal
1/4 teaspoon salt - 0 cal
1/4 cup butter, slightly softened - 400 cal
3/4 cups sugar - 580 cal
1 egg whites - 47 cal
1 teaspoon vanilla - 0 cal
About 30 dark chocolate chips - 160 cal














Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a small bowl, mix flour, cocoa, soda and salt using a wire whisk and set aside.
In another bowl, cream butter, sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
Add flour mixture to creamed mixture and mix until combined.
Roll cookie dough into 1-1/4 inch balls.
Top with two chocolate chips each
Place on parchment paper covered baking sheet.
Bake 10 minutes.
Place cookies on cookie rack to cool.
Makes about 18 2-inch cookies.

 86.5 calories per cookie