Chocolate Kale Cookies

These cookies are great because they use the superfood kale! It's a great way to get children to eat vegetables without even knowing they're there! These cookies are moist, cakey, and delicious. Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 87 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened
• 1 egg white
• 1 ½ tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon honey
• ⅓ cup applesauce
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 tablespoons dark chocolate chips (Optional)
• ⅓ cup finely chopped kale

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Whisk flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.

Step 3

Blend applesauce and kale together in a blender until smooth, about 30 seconds.

Step 4

Beat sugar, butter, egg white, and vanilla together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir kale mixture, canola oil, and honey into creamed butter mixture. Stir flour mixture into kale mixture until dough is just mixed; fold in chocolate chips. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated until edges are slightly hardened, 10 to 12 minutes.