Healthier Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love these cookies but I really wanted to try to make them a little lighter. I actually used sweet potato puree for some of the butter and juice squeezed from an orange for some of the sugar and they still taste great. It sounds a little odd but try it!!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 249 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 egg whites
• ½ cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons hot water
• ¼ cup sweet potato puree

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat butter, sweet potato, white sugar, brown sugar, and orange juice with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add eggs whites one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in vanilla extract. Dissolve baking soda in hot water in a small bowl. Add to sweet potato batter. Stir in flour, chocolate chips, and walnuts. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until edges are nicely browned, about 10 minutes.