Surprisingly Not-Too-Bad for You Chocolate-Marshmallow Cookies

These can be as healthy as you want them, but they are to die for! If you can, I urge you to invest in a stone baking sheet, they are fabulous for making cookies. Also, take the cookies out before you think they're done; they will crisp up after they're taken out.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 mins
• Total Time: 23 mins
• Calories: 173 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• ¼ cup cocoa powder
• ⅓ cup chopped pecans
• 1 egg white
• 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup vegan margarine (such as Earth Balance®)
• ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips (such as Ghiradelli® 60% Cacao)
• ⅓ cup marshmallow cream

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Beat white sugar, margarine, and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg white and vanilla extract; mix until well blended.

Step 3

Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to the sugar mixture gradually, using a wooden spoon to work the dough together. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.

Step 4

Drop dough by the teaspoonful onto a baking sheet. Smoosh cookies down a little and make an indentation in the middle of each one. Place a small spoonful of marshmallow cream into the indentations.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 30 minutes.