Yeah, sure, they’re lowfat because they’re tiny, but so what? As long as you don’t eat 20 in one sitting, you ‘re waaaay better off eating these delicious fudgy morsels, than a box of Chips A’hoy. Thanks (once again) to weightwatchers.com for the recipe.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 oz. unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
2 Tablespoon powdered sugar
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Coat two nonstick cookie sheets with cooking spray.
- Place cocoa,butter and sugar in a medium bowl.
- Beat with an electric mixer. until combined.
- Add applesauce and vanilla and beat to blend.
- In another small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
- Stir flour mixture into cocoa batter with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Shape batter into 48 marble-sized balls (told ya they were tiny!).
- Arrange balls 1 inch apart on cookie sheets.
- Bake until set, about 8 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow cookies to stand for 1 minute.
- Remove to wire rack and cool.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve.
