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Healthified Brownie Cookies

Healthified Brownie Cookies
Recipe Tip
What is "Healthified"?
We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the originals.
Substitution
No-trans-fat 68% vegetable oil spread can be substituted for the butter. The cookies will spread less and retain a more rounded shape.
Did You Know?
Chocolate syrup and unsweetened cocoa add lots of rich chocolate flavor, adding minimal fat to this decadent recipe. Dark chocolate chips are relatively new to the market with several brands available
How-To
You can bake smaller cookies for your holiday cookie tray. Drop dough by level measuring tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 9 minutes. Makes about 5 1/2 dozen cookies.

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44% less fat • 55% less sat fat • 27% fewer calories than the original recipe—see the comparison. Favorite dried fruit replaces half the chips for a more nutritious cookie. Lots of changes with tasty results in a chocolaty cookie where nutritious dried cranberries replace half the chips! From eatbetteramerica.
Prep Time:1 hr 15 min
Start to Finish:1 hr 45 min
makes:4 dozen cookies
1/2cup granulated sugar
1/2cup packed brown sugar
1/2cup butter, softened
1/4cup canola oil
1/4cup chocolate syrup
2egg whites
1egg
1teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
1/3cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 1/2teaspoons baking soda
1/2teaspoon salt
1cup dark or semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz)
1cup sweetened dried cranberries or dried cherries
1/2cup chopped pecans or walnuts, toasted*
1.Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. In large bowl, beat sugars, butter and oil with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Beat in chocolate syrup, egg whites, egg and vanilla.
2.Beat in flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips, cranberries and pecans. Drop by slightly-rounded measuring tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
3.Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
*To toast pecans, heat oven to 350°F. Spread pecans in ungreased shallow pan. Bake uncovered 6 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown.

Nutritional Information
1 Cookie: Calories 110 (Calories from Fat 45); Total Fat 5g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 90mg; Total Carbohydrate 15g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 9g); Protein 1g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2% Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
 
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Very good cookie
I liked the recipe! It was tasty and delicious. My only complaint is that the serving size is for one cookie. 110 calories and 5 g. of fat for one cookie is a lot for such a little amount.
Posted at 4:49 PM on January 23 2012 by happygirl4ever
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Posted at 12:35 PM on November 23 2011 by mrschef
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Substitute sweet and low for the sugar, and margarine for the butter. Cut out the nuts, and your cookie is much healthier and SOOOOOOO amazing :)
Posted at 3:48 PM on August 22 2011 by AlexandraR
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These are by far the best cookie I have ever baked! Huge success with the whole family, they were gone so fast I couldn't believe it. I substituted the egg ingredients for egg beaters but left the other ingredients the same. Highly recommend this recipe for the chocaholic in your life!
Posted at 8:29 AM on May 14 2009 by Fabulous cookies
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Could Be Better
These are a far cry from healthy! To amp this one up a bit I suggest replacing the sugar and brown sugar with like parts of Splenda and the brown sugar Splenda. You can use reduced fat butter in place of the full fat, and finally toss a few scoops of Chocolate whey protein in there! NOW you have a healthy cookie.
Posted at 3:34 PM on March 11 2009 by Pierce
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Amazing!
These are great, every time! They always have the same chewy consistency that I am always trying to find in a cookie. I don't like chocolate chips so when we make these I always make my own batch with Heath bits and they are great!
Posted at 10:29 AM on March 2 2009 by Jaceylw
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WOW
These were great and very chocolaty! I did not use nuts, just upped the chips by 3/4 cup. I recommend them and really solve your chocolate cravings.
Posted at 10:29 AM on March 2 2009 by Suzanne
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Amazing!
These are great, every time! They always have the same chewy consistency that I am always trying to find in a cookie. I don't like chocolate chips so when we make these I always make my own batch with Heath bits and they are great!
Posted at 10:29 AM on March 2 2009 by Jaceylw
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My husband loved these cookies just as much as I loved making them with our daughter. We used walnuts instead of pecans...yummy!
Posted at 12:33 PM on January 29 2009 by ctittle
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Delicious Delicious
This cookie is so tastey. It's great for a chocolate fix, even my husband thought they were great and he never knew they were healthied or as he calls it diet food.
Posted at 11:10 AM on January 23 2009 by Laconia,N.H.
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great cookies....I used 1/2 semi sweet and 1/2 dark chocolate chips...husband loves them too...made half and froze rest of dough for a later baking...
Posted at 9:48 AM on December 30 2008 by shelleyjAZ
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Absolutely Delicious!
I just made these tonight and everyone loved them! I used dried cherries. This recipe is a keeper!
Posted at 11:11 AM on December 15 2008 by JoAnne
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