Double Dark Chocolate Cookies

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You don't even need to tell your kids the healthful benefits of dark chocolate and whole wheat in this drop cookie recipe. They'll just be delighted with the yummy lunch box treat.

Double Dark Chocolate Cookies
Photo: Kritsada Panichgul
Prep Time:
30 mins
Bake Time:
12 mins
Total Time:
42 mins
Servings:
36

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup butter, softened

  • ¼ cup canola oil

  • ½ cup packed brown sugar

  • ¼ cup granulated sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

  • ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour

  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

  • ½ teaspoon baking powder

  • teaspoon salt

  • 4 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Beat in oil, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until well combined. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined. In a medium bowl whisk together flours, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; beat into sugar mixture. Stir in chopped chocolate.

  2. Drop dough by slightly rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake about 12 minutes or just until edges are set. Let cool 1 minute on cookie sheets. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool. Makes about 36 cookies.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

74 Calories
4g Fat
9g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 36
Calories 74
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4g 5%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 9mg 3%
Sodium 25mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 9g 3%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 1g
Calcium 10.1mg 1%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Potassium 33mg 1%
Folate, total 4mcg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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