Soft and gooey chocolate chip cookies are made a little healthier with whole wheat flour. Your family will never know! Thanks to Mom It Forward and McCormick for sponsoring this post and helping me share this recipe with you.
I can count on one hand the number of times that I have actually made anything for a bake sale. But buying...I'm really good at that part. So, I'm hardly one to impart words of wisdom on bake sale tactics. Except for this...the pretty packaging always wins out. Cellophane wrapping, pretty tag, curling ribbon - they get me every time, and I'll buy a whole table of goodies that are dressed to the nines. I'm shallow like that.
When McCormick suggested a virtual bake sale, I was excited. First of all, "virtual" means that my family and I actually get to eat all of the cookies (lunchbox treats for a week...yes!)...score. Second, I don't actually have to package up these babies...score two. As much as I admire other people's packaging prowess, I don't have a single Martha-esque gene in my body.
And, of course, it's McCormick's, maker of the plethora of spices and extracts in my pantry...score three. I owed them after years of my sweet and savory dishes benefiting from their products.
I was inspired by the Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Bake Sale Cookies recipe. And yes, I decided to "healthy" these up by using whole wheat pastry flour. Guess what? Your family will never know the difference. These are richly flavored, chocolate and utterly irresistible.
The recipe:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, mix together the coconut oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla and egg until combined and almost smooth.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the whole wheat pastry flour, cocoa powder, McCormick's ground cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the coconut oil mixture and stir until just combined.
Stir in the chocolate chips.
Using a rounded 1 tablespoon of dough for each cookie, drop half of the cookies onto one of the prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes.
Bake until the edges are set and the middle of the cookies are still soft, about 10 minutes. While the first batch is baking, scoop and refrigerate the second batch, then bake.
Transfer the cookies to a wire rack. Cool. Serve or store in an air-tight container.
Whole Wheat Double Chocolate Chip Cinnamon Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup coconut oil in solid form
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 ⅓ cup whole wheat pastry flour
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoons McCormick's ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together the coconut oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla and egg until combined and almost smooth.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the whole wheat pastry flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Add the flour mixture to the coconut oil mixture and stir until just combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Using a rounded 1 tablespoon of dough for each cookie, drop half of the cookies onto one of the prepared baking sheets. Refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes.
- Bake until the edges are set and the middle of the cookies are still soft, about 10 minutes. While the first batch is baking, scoop and refrigerate the second batch, then bake.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire rack. Cool. Serve or store in an air-tight container.
Notes
Nutrition
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Vimitha
I won, I won... weeeeee... This is the first time I am winning this big a giveway.... Thanks a lot Dara.
Luv What You Do
These look soo good!
Karen
I don't have any whole wheat "pastry" flour - but I do have whole wheat flour. What is the difference between pastry and non-pastry flour? Could I use regular whole wheat flour?
Dara (Cookin' Canuck)
Hi Karen, whole wheat pastry flour has a finer texture than regular whole wheat flour and produces a lighter product. Instead of using all regular whole wheat flour, I would substitute 1/2 regular whole wheat and 1/2 all-purpose flour for the whole wheat pastry flour. I hope that helps.
Sam
Can you substitute something for the coconut oil? That is not an ingredient I normally have around.
Dara (Cookin' Canuck)
Hi Sam, I haven't tried it in this specific recipe, but typically you can substitute the same amount of butter for coconut oil. You will just have to beat the butter for longer to reach a smooth consistency.
Becky
These are right up my alley as far as cookies are concerned!! Pinning and saving these for sure 🙂 Great recipe friend!!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction
Love that you used whole wheat pastry flour for these cookies! These look great!
Marjory @ Dinner-Mom
Love it when I can say healthier and chocolate in the same sentence. Just pinned it to try later!
Sommer @ ASpicyPerspective
Love that you "healthified" these cookies - they look wonderful! Good luck with the bake sale!!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking
Absolutely love these cookies, Dara! And I really love that they're whole wheat! What a great giveaway, too. Thanks for sharing!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar
These cookies look sooooo good. My mouth is watering so much right now!
Consuelo @ Honey & Figs
These look wonderful, and I love how you made them healthier! I could eat these anytime 😉
Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness
This looks awesome! love using whole wheat pastry flour and coconut oil in cookies. The cinnamon would just take them right into flavor town. Yummy!
Courtney @ Neighborfood
I would like to steal that cookie from on top of that glass. I'm not very sneaky, so can you just pretend you don't see the chocolate smear on my face?
steph@stephsbitebybite
Cinnamon and chocolate, love those flavors together...especially when they're jammed in a cookie!
Laura (Tutti Dolci)
Yes please to double chocolate and cinnamon, fab cookies!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts
I love the cookies, so thick and delicious! Cinnamon this time of year is the perfect thing. Glad to be on your team for this!
Olena@iFOODreal
Pinned, Dara! Exactly what I need this week. My kids always ask to make cookies and I hate those days. I don't want to feed them unhealthy cookies and I never have time to dig for healthy recipes, and usually they have too many "weird" ingredients.:) Yeah, I'm not much of a Martha either, at all.:)
Deborah
I love the cinnamon/chocolate combo. I'd buy them even without any pretty packaging!! 🙂
Norma | Allspice and Nutmeg
These look really good! I can taste the cinnamon!
Tieghan
These look so good, Dara! I love a healthier cookie! Especially one loaded with cinnamon, my favorite spice this time of year!