CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES - LOWFAT

Ingredients

• Recipe Introduction
• By Sarah Phillips: "If you like chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges and chewy centers, these are for you. They're a good illustration of how I devise reduced-fat versions of high-fat classics. Sure, I could have cut out all of the butter, but they wouldn't have resembled chocolate chip cookies."
• List of Ingredients
• 1-1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (spoon into measuring cup and level top)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup mini-chocolate chips (chop regular ones if you can't find the mini's)

Directions

Recipe

Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. (325 F for dark pans). Lightly spray two nonstick baking sheets (preferably insulated) with oil.
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda and salt until well combined. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, using a handheld electric mixer set at high speed, scraping down the sides of the bowl often with a rubber spatula to force the mixture into the blades, beat the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs, about 1-1/2 minutes.
In a small bowl, beat the egg, oil, corn syrup and vanilla. Pour into the butter / sugar mixture and beat until combined. Add the dry ingredients and the chocolate chips. Using a spoon, stir just until a stiff dough forms.
Using a heaping teaspoon for each, roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Place them 2 inches apart on the prepared sheets (the cookies will spread during baking).
One sheet at a time, bake until the cookies are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. The cookies will seem soft, but they will crisp as they cool. Cool in the pan for 1 minute, then transfer the cookies to a wire cake rack to cool completely.

Makes 3 dozen

Nutritional Analysis: Per serving - About 70 calories (5 percent from protein; 64 percent from carbohydrates; 31 percent from fat), 1 gram protein, 12 grams carbohydrates, 3 grams fat (less than 1 gram saturated fat), 9 milligrams cholesterol, 34 milligrams sodium, 1gram fiber

Submitted 9/29/05.
Source: Sarah Phillips
Submitted By: Meryl
merstarunicorn11@hotmail.com
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES - LOWFAT