Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Cookies
Simple Weight Watchers–style chocolate chip cookies made with almond flour.
Equipment
- Oven
- Baking Sheets
- parchment paper or Silpat mat
- Medium Bowl
- Small Bowl
- Whisk
- Spoon or spatula
- measured teaspoon
- Wire Rack
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 cupalmond flour also sold as almond meal or ground almonds
- 1/4 teaspoonbaking soda
- 1/8 teaspoonsalt
- 2 tablespoonscanola oil
- 2 tablespoonsagave nectar
- 1/2 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 1/4 cupsemisweet mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the oven rack in the center position. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat mats.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup almond flour, 1/4 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/8 teaspoon salt until evenly combined.
- In a small bowl, whisk together 2 tablespoons canola oil, 2 tablespoons agave nectar, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and stir with a spoon or spatula until a cohesive dough forms and the ingredients are evenly blended.
- Stir in 1/4 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips until distributed throughout the dough.
- Using a level teaspoon (a measured teaspoon), drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart.
- Bake on the center rack for 7 to 8 minutes.
- Remove the baking sheets from the oven and let the cookies cool on the sheets for 5 minutes.
- After 5 minutes, transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Almond flour is simply ground almonds. It can be found in the baking aisle of some markets and in health food markets. You also might find it in markets that sell items from bulk barrels.
If you are preparing this recipe asgluten-free, just be sure to use brands of chocolate chips and vanilla that are known to be GF.
If you are preparing this recipe asgluten-free, just be sure to use brands of chocolate chips and vanilla that are known to be GF.