Best 8 Low Fat Chocolate Chewies Recipes

COPYCAT GOTTLIEB'S CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper. Place sugar, cocoa and flour in mixer bowl and beat until well blended. Beat in egg whites, 1 at a time, scraping bowl as necessary. Beat at high speed for 1 minute. Beat in pecans. Drop by tablespoonsful onto sheets, leaving 2 inches between cookies for spreading. Bake 1 sheet at a time for 15 minutes, turning sheet around halfway through baking time. Remove from oven; cool on paper. Place cookies on paper in freezer; freeze for 1 hour. Remove from freezer, peel paper off cookies. Store in an airtight container. These don't keep very long, so eat quickly -- as if that's a problem.

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F and place oven racks in the middle positions.
• Line one or two sheet pans with foil or kitchen parchment. Set aside.
• Beat the egg whites with the salt to a soft peak stage (when the tops of the peaks fall over when whip is removed).
• Add the sugar slowly, beating until the mixture is very thick.
• Stir in the cocoa powder, vanilla, and chopped chocolate.
• Place walnut-size mounds of the batter on the sheet pans and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes until dry on the surface but still soft inside.
• Slide the foil or parchment with its cookies onto a cooling rack and cool for 5 minutes.
• Peel the foil or parchment off the still-warm cookies and cool them completely on rack.

LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, oil and egg whites. Beat in sugars and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to applesauce mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until slightly firm., Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE COOKIES (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease two cookies sheets.
• Beat egg whites until frothy.
• Sift sugar, cocoa and flour into the whites.
• Add water.
• Continue beating on high for a few minutes until the mixture thickens.
• Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.
• Place generous spoonfuls on the mixture one inch apart on the cookie sheets.
• Bake 12-15 minutes, until firm on top but soft on the inside. It is best to bake these one sheet at a time.
• Cool on a wire rack.

LOW FAT OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and the sugars. Beat in the egg, followed by the applesauce and the vanilla extract. Working by hand, stir in the flour mixture and the oats until just combined and no streaks of flour remain. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Drop tablespoonfuls of the dough onto the prepared baking sheet, flattening each cookie slightly. Bake for about 10-12 minute Cookies will be light brown at the edges when done.
• Let cool on sheet for 3 or 4 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container.

BEST BIG, FAT, CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough 1/4 cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart.
• Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In large bowl, combine low fat sweetened condensed milk, flour, cocoa, egg white and vanilla.
• Stir in chocolate chips and cherries.
• Spray baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets; bake 6 to 7 minutes.
• Store loosely covered at room temperature.

FAT-FREE CHEWY CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt (I like to sift them together to destroy any lumps in the cocoa).
• Stir in corn syrup and egg white until blended (dough will be thick and slightly sticky).
• Drop by rounded teaspoon onto prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 7 to 9 minutes or just until set (cookies will be soft when pressed).
• Do not overbake.
• Cool on wire rack.