Since we’ve been eating healthier, I’ve really missed my sweet treats, especially all of the tasty baked goodies! I decided to try and come up with my own recipe for a healthier version of an Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie. As I added ingredients into the bowl, I had no idea how the final product would turn out. I love experimenting with new ingredients when cooking, but I’ve always followed a recipe when baking. I might change a few things, but never the main ingredients. I couldn’t find a recipe that only called for whole wheat flour. Most recipes still used a little bit of regular four, which I didn’t want to use. So, I just got started adding things to the mix, and hoped for the best. I used a product called “Real Egg Product”, it’s an egg substitute we got from Costco. If you don’t have this, or don’t want to go out and buy it, eggs should work just fine.
I was actually pretty surprised with the results! These cookies were tasty. The texture was more cake like, than a normal cookie. Almost reminding me of a soft scone, but not too crumbly. I was happily surprised that they didn’t taste “too healthy”. I tried one recipe that I had found for a healthy banana oatmeal cookie and I couldn’t even eat them, they just tasted like health food, not like the sweet treat I had wanted. Not these cookies, they had just enough sweetness to satisfy my sweet tooth. I savored each bite, especially when I got a hold of a chocolate chip! The problem with these cookies is, it’s hard to stop at just one or two. I kept wanting to go back for more. Being that the ingredients are pretty healthy, I think these would even work for a quick and healthy breakfast. Of course, even healthy choices have calories, and those will add up fast if you eat too many!
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
1 c Whole Wheat Flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 c. brown sugar
2/3 c. “Real Egg Product” (this is a substitute for 2 eggs)
1/2 c. Honey
2 Tbs. Olive Oil
1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
1 tsp. Cinammon
1.5 c. Oatmeal
1/4 c. Chocolate Chips
1/2 c. dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spoon large spoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 12 minutes. Enjoy!!
YUM! These look delicious! Thanks for the great recipe!!
Yummy! Just pinned
Looks yummy
Sounds delicious and perfect time to start the baking! Thanks.
What a great recipe! Will have to make some for my family too!
These look Good. Thank you. Jerri Davis
these look so good! we are having a halloween party for the kids and i am going to add this to the menu!
This looks absolutely delicious!!
Sounds very good~
Wow didnt know healthy could look and sound so great! Gonna have to make these for christmas. Hope u dont mind!
Hope you enjoy them! 🙂
Ok, that sounds like a scrumptious cookie! Not only would my kids love them, so would I! Definitely a recipe I need to try out! I like that it’s like a scone! Dropping by from Delicious Dish Tuesday.
Thanks for stopping by! I actually made these again altered the recipe just a bit and added a can of pumpkin!! SO tasty!
My kids r gonna love this
Thanks as soon as I find what happened to my pint rest button I will pin this lol.
thanks for recipe these look good. and sound good….
i am eating chocolate chip cookies as i comment ob thsi post..hehe-but not as good as this i am sure….
These look good and i think I can sneak these in for the kids and hubby and they won’t know they are better than my recipe.
Looks yummy! I love sweets and can’t wait to try this healthier version of oatmeal cookies…
These sounds yummy!! I will have to pin this recipe to try.
I always use olive oil and applesauce instead of all the butter. Usually I use organic butter. I also prefer my cookies to be like cake cookies. These looks good, im gonna try these.
I am always on the lookout for healthy snacks, and these look like a great option.
These Cookies look very healthy and delicious. I like that it uses wheat flour to give it more fiber. I will have to try to make these and see how they taste. Thanks for recipe.