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Jan
15
2014Healthier Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Whip up a batch of my Healthier Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies, you’ll be glad you did!
The term “healthier” has different definitions to different people, agreed?
I substituted coconut oil for butter and used Gold Medal Flour’s white whole wheat flour therefore I am calling these my “healthier” cookie 🙂 If you were to ask the trainers on Biggest Loser, I am sure they would disagree with me, because there is still sugar and chocolate included, lol! Baby steps.
Grab some coconut oil and add it into a bowl.
Add your sugars.
One egg please 🙂
Add-in the pure vanilla extract and give a good mix.
Once you’ve mixed the ingredients. Add in Gold Medal Flour’s white whole wheat flour. White whole wheat has the same nutritional value as regular whole wheat but is better for baking due to it’s taste.
Time for the chocolate! I used semi-sweet.
My favorite part 🙂 Gimmie that dough!
Scoop your dough onto your favorite baking sheet.
I love the texture that the coconut oil gives these cookies. You still get the crispy buttery-like edges with soft centers. Enjoy!!
Previous Picky Palate chocolate chip cookie recipe: HERE
The 50 Latest Coconut Oil Benefits
whfoods.com article on coconut oil
webmd.com article on coconut oil
Dr. Oz article on coconut oil
White whole wheat information
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Healthier Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 15 min | Cook time: 12 min | Total time: 27 min
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil
- 1/2 cup lite brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cup Gold Medal Flour’s white whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a large baking sheet with a silpat liner or parchment paper
- Place softened coconut oil into a large mixing bowl. Stir in sugars, beating until well combined. Add egg and vanilla, beating well. Add flour, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips, stirring until dough forms.
- Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet placing 1 inch apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until slightly golden around the edges. Remove and let cool on baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring. Serve and enjoy.
Makes 2 dozen Servings
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I love baking with coconut oil and your cookies look fabulous! They’re healthy so I’d like at least 5 🙂 pinned
Beautiful! I have coconut oil in my pantry, but have never baked with it. I’ll definitely give these a try soon. Are you going to BlogHer Food in Miami this year, Jenny? xoxo
These are so great! I can’t wait to try to use coconut oil in my baked goods!
I could definitely devour a few batches of these!
I totally agree… baby steps. These definitely sound perfect and healthier 🙂
These look amazing, and what an added bonus to have a healthier option!
These cookies look fantastic, Jenny! Pinned!
Thank you Anna!
Oh, CURSE you coconut allergy!! One of my kids has a coconut allergy, which makes me SO sad that I can’t embrace the new healthier cooking trend with coconut oil? Do you have any other suggestions for replacing the butter to make it healthier??
I love that these are healthier and are made with whole wheat and bunch of healthy ingredients! So good!
Girl these cookies look amazing! Yay to a healthier new year!
Yes!!
These look delicious!! I love using coconut oil in cookies, and since these are “healthy”, I can totally eat more than I usually would. Score! 😀
Totally Rachel, that’s my theory 🙂
Love the coconut oil in these! Yum!
I love baking with coconut oil! These look fab!
These look soooo good Jenny!!! I would like about a dozen please!
Can I ask where you buy coconut oil, I have never used it?
Thanks
Hi Debbie, you can get coconut oil at most grocery stores now, but for sure healthier grocery stores. Hope you enjoy!
You can buy coconut oil at most grocery stores but fore sure at health stores. 🙂
I love using coconut oil in cookies! These look perfect!
I need to make a batch of these soon! So yummy!
I love that you’re obsessed with coconut oil like me! I even use coconut sugar though I dont find its good with cookies. They always turn out flat. I love making cookies with coconut oil. I will def be making these next! I like used the mini-chipits because you seem to get way more chocolate!
Yes, I love using mini chocolate chips! The more chocolate the better 🙂
I have not baked with coconut oil before but it’s worth a try FOR SURE now! YUM! These not look like the typical healthy cookies–they actually look good! 😉
Thank you Madison! The coconut oil gives a great texture for sure, hope you enjoy!
Coconut oil is amazing to cook with! I really need one of you cookies right now!
I recently used coconut oil instead of butter in my favorite CCC recipe, too! (After much convincing from my healthy mother-in-law.) The cookies were surprisingly even better! 🙂 Now I’ll have to try using whole wheat flour!
Coconut oil cookies are the best! Your look perfect and hey, chocolate is choc full of antioxidants!
Hands-down my favorite oil to bake with! The cookies look fantastic! I make so many for friends that I’m starting to think a baking mat and scoop might need to find their way into my kitchen sometime soon!
These substitutions make these healthy in my book! Yum!
These are so cute, Jenny!!! I wish I had a couple of these right now! 🙂
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Thank you Erin!!!
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I added these on stumbleupon! Love it!
If they’re healthy does this mean I can eat as many as I want…haha 😉 These look amazing!
I need a couple of these babies! And they are healthy too, so I can have a few! They look scrumptious!
Their perfect for breakfast with warm milk. I like the texture of these cookies.
Jenny – These look AMAZING!!! I’m going to give them a try this week!
Thanks Kristen!! xo
Oh my goodness!!! I just made these, and they are fantastic! My husband and 2 1/2 year old daughter keep asking for more…guess I should have waited until AFTER dinner to make them! 🙂 My only regret is that they are so good, I can’t guarantee I’ll do well with portion control! Thanks for sharing these. I just found your site, so I can’t wait to try more of your yummy recipes!
So glad to hear it Stephanie!! It’s great to have you at Picky Palate!!
Can I use extra virgin coconut oil?
Extra virgin works also. If you’re wondering, research has shown that there isn’t a difference between “extra virgin” and “virgin” for coconuts. We do buy coconut oil designated “raw”. 🙂
I tried these and they’re not rising I followed the directions. What happened?
these sound AND LOOK fabulous!! xo
Thanks Lisa! Hope you are doing well. Love seeing your cute family on Instagram. Mason is getting soooo big! Crazy how fast time goes 🙂 xo
Just made these and they’re terrific – maybe even better than butter. Used whole wheat pastry flour and dark chocolate chips. Thanks – this is a good one!
So glad you enjoyed the recipe Laurie! Thanks for the feedback 🙂
These sound so good! I’ll have to make these tonight! Do you think I could subsitute whole wheat flour for oat flour instead? And substitute honey for the white sugar? Thanks!!
I’m always looking for ways to make my cookies healthier and the addition of the wheat flour and coconut oil begin to make these healthier! Thanks for sharing this delicious recipe! Can’t wait to try them! (:
What scooper do you use for your cookies?! They always come out perfect! I have yet to find one i like…! THanks!!
I substituted the egg with ground flaxseed and water. These turned out fabulous. I wasnt sure I could make cookies like this so im ever so thankful for your blog.
🙂
These taste amazing! But mine spread really thin when I baked them. Should I refrigerate the dough before baking? Thanks.
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Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! I made them today with my 4 year old and they were such a HIT! So yummy and you’d never guess they are a healthier version. I usually make the crisco recipe which is NOT in any way shape or form healthy, LOL, so thank you!:)
So glad to hear it Katie! Glad it was a success 🙂
Just finished making these a few minutes ago!! They turned out fabulous. Love the healthy additions, this was the first recipe that came up when I looked for healthy choc chip cookies. So happy it did. Thank you!!!
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I have to tell you, I just made these today, and they are THE BEST cookies I’ve ever tasted, and I can’t believe I made them in my own kitchen. So easy to make, and so delish! Thank you thank you thank you! – Sam
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I have made these cookies two times now, and I love them. They are delicious and very filling. Thanks for a great recipe!
I just made these & oh my they are really good!! I also used Flax Seed instead of the egg so I figured that makes them even healthier?? 🙂
Nice Jamie!!
Just made a batch. Used 2 tbsp butter and rest coconut oil. I grind my own flour so that adds some nutrition. We devoured them. My kids loved helping from start to finish including clean-up. Thanks for a great cookie recipe the whole family loved.
i made this, but instead of sugars, used 1/2 cup of honey. Delish!
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I just happened to google the ingredients I had and found your recipe. My husband and I love the cookies. Thank you for posting this!
These cookies were outstanding..i too am trying hard to eat healthy.. I love they r made with coconut oil….mix was kinda dry so I added anither egg… I might not of measured correctly.. I have a bad habit of that
I have made these twice and both times I’ve added a couple extra tablespoons of coconut oil because it mixes up dry. Am I the only one?
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Wow I made these tonight and they were amazing! FINALLY I found a healthy recipe for cookies that we love. Thank you for sharing
So glad to hear it. Thanks for sharing!
I looking for a recipe with coconut, dried cherries and chocolate chips, using coconut oil.
I used your recipe and added 1/2cup flaked coconut and 1/2 cup dried cherries. Just took the first batch out of oven.
Amazing!
May have to adjust time.
They would be very good with chopped almonds but my husband is allergic to nuts.
My daughter and I just made these and they are absolutely delicious. I followed the recipe exactly as written. I have never baked with coconut oil before. Great idea! Thanks!
could the granulated sugar be left out without affecting the final product too much? we have cut granulated sugar from our kitchen. should we sub with honey/syrup, or do you think it could be left out altogether? thanks! they sound delicious!
I’ve used coconut sugar in place of regular sugar.
Is the quantity right for chocolate chips? I doubled these and still found a cup and quarter to be sufficient and on the heavy end for the chips. Pretty much all sugar and oil between chips and sugars. Its a great base recipe but if anyone wants a lower sugar option, I used Just 1/2 cup coconut sugar and half the amount of chips and it was still super yummy and very sweet!
Turned out great! Added a few white chocolates through and reduced caster sugar slightly as well. So moist and delicious!
Would I need to change this for altitude? We live at 5000 ft
LOVE this recipe with a few modifications (olive oil instead of coconut oil, 1/2 cup of brown sugar without granulated sugar, and addition of 1 TBSP each of flax seed and chia seeds. It’s fast and super easy to mix up when you need a chocolate fix. I only get 15 cookies when I use my medium sized cookie scoop. I have no idea how you get 2 dozen cookies from this recipe (unless they are biet size).
How softened should the oil be. Not melted right?
I have made probably a dozen batches of these and they’re AMAZING! I was curious if you’ve ever added other ingredients – like peanut butter, cocoa powder for double fudge? I wanted to branch out but keep it healthy like these ones! This recipie has seriously changed me! Thank you!