Magic Chocolate Chip Cookies

A great cookie reciepe using less sugar, no butter and no eggs. They are low in fat, have no cholesterol but are so good. My 4 year old agrees.

These cookies use only a third of the sugar called in most conventional cookie recipes and the butter is replaced with applesauce. These are excent. I bet if you don't mention the ingrediants to anyone they would never know.

2 Cups Whole-wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup natural granulated sugar (or regular if that is all you have)
1 Cup applesauce (unsweetened if possible)
2 tablespoons safflower oil
1 cup chocolate chips - semisweet (preferable cane juice sweetened)
Variations - 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1-1/2 cups granola

1. Preheat oven to 350. Lightly oil 2 baking sheets
2. Combine four, baking powder, baking soda and sugar in a mixing bowl and stir together.
3. Make a well in the center and add the applesauce and oil. Stir together until the wet and dry ingrediants are completely mixed, adding a bit more applesauce if needed to make a smooth and slightly stiff batter.
4. Stir in the additional ingrediants. Drop the batter onto the prepared sheets in slightly rounded tablespoons about 1 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes, or until the bottoms are just slightly browned. Let stand for 1 to 2 minutes, then carefully remove with a spatula to a rack or plates to cool.

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