Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Yes, perfect Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies do exist! These cookies are made with healthier, real food ingredients but turn out soft and delicious. Husband and kid approved.
Why This Cookie Is Worth It
I know, I know. If you’re going to eat a cookie, just really go for it right? Most of the time I feel that way. I hold nothing back when it comes to Monster Cookies and Oreo Fluff. But, I don’t mind making a healthy substitution on a dessert every once in a while, especially when it doesn’t compromise the flavor.
This is the case for these cookies!
Ingredients Needed
Another great thing about this recipe is the simplicity. Check out the ingredients you will need.
- White whole wheat flour (This wheat variety is very important. More on that below.)
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Brown sugar & white sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Why Is White Whole Wheat Flour So Important?
If you spend much time browsing through our baked goods, you’ll find that we almost always use white whole wheat flour (instead of just “whole wheat flour”). We’ve found that white whole wheat flour yields much fluffier/lighter-tasting results. It works in most recipes as a replacement for whole wheat flour. Here is a bit more about the difference between the two.
Here are some of our favorite recipes that use white whole wheat flour:
Cookie Dough Tips
- The biggest difference I noticed in this Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe was that the dough was a bit drier. But after they were baked, I didn’t notice a difference in the texture.
- Use Silicone Baking Mats – They are a reusable non-stick option that I’ve grown to love.
- Use a Small Ice Cream Scoop for scooping out the dough.
- You can easily freeze the dough you don’t use. Here is a whole post on how to freeze cookie dough.
Ready to give Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies a whirl?
Your kids will gobble them up and they’d be a great recipe to add on to a meal you are taking to others.
Recipe FAQs
Yes! We have written a whole post about it: How to freeze cookie dough.
Yes, baked cookies can be frozen for up to three months.
Cookies are often best stored at room temperature in an airtight container. Use layers of parchment paper if you need to layer the cookies.
Yes, you can make the dough in advance and refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze it for up to 3 months.
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Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are the BEST EVER soft batch, whole wheat cookies. They include all real food ingredients but retain the flavor and texture of the classic version.
Ingredients
- 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons white whole wheat flour (this wheat variety is very important!)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled until just warm
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 – 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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Instructions
- Preheat to 325°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter and sugars until thoroughly blended. Beat in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla until combined.
- Add dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop a heaping tablespoon per cookie and roll in a ball. Place dough balls on lined sheet pan, spacing them out so they won’t touch when baked.
- Bake until the cookies are light golden brown, the outer edges start to harden, and the middle is still soft and puffy, about 15 minutes or so. Note: If baking two sheet pans of cookies at a time, be sure to rotate top and bottom and turn them front to back halfway through the cooking time.
- Let cookies cool slightly on the pan and then transfer to a cooling rack using a metal spatula.
Loved these! Made a much of dough for the freezer too.