You’ll never guess what this cookie DOESN’T have in it! I’ll give you one guess…if you guessed a fat you are right! There is no butter or shortening in this cookie. Instead you have the protein, fiber and health benefits of….yep…BEANS! To make the deal even sweeter this low calorie cookie only has 1 cup of sugar and is full of even more fiber when you use whole wheat flour from your food storage. The cookie has a great cake-like consistency and of course no bad flavor or after taste! I served them to my brother, nephew and husband and no one knew there was anything different about the cookie, infact to quote them: “These are AWESOME!!”
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I’m not sure I use words like “AWESOME” to describe things, not since high school, anyway, but these cookies are really good. No hint of the beans or the lack of fat, at least as far as taste goes. The whole wheat doesn’t even stand out. Such is the magic of strong flavors like chocolate. They are more cakey than most people would like, but that can’t be avoided since they have no fat to make them more crisp.
I’d be interested to see if the bean trick works on oatmeal raisin cookies. There the cakier texture wouldn’t stand out as much.
I’m not sure I use words like “AWESOME” to describe things, not since high school, anyway, but these cookies are really good. No hint of the beans or the lack of fat, at least as far as taste goes. The whole wheat doesn’t even stand out. Such is the magic of strong flavors like chocolate. They are more cakey than most people would like, but that can’t be avoided since they have no fat to make them more crisp.I’d be interested to see if the bean trick works on oatmeal raisin cookies. There the cakier texture wouldn’t stand out as much.
I can’t wait to try them. I will try them I promise. Thanks for the recipe.
I can’t wait to try them. I will try them I promise. Thanks for the recipe.
YEAH!! Let me know how you like them. Don’t pay any attention to my brother saying they are too “cakey.” It didn’t stop him from eating a bunch!
YEAH!! Let me know how you like them. Don’t pay any attention to my brother saying they are too “cakey.” It didn’t stop him from eating a bunch!
Hey, I said they were good. They are also cakey. You may be able to make them more chewy if you want, but not crispy. No fat pretty much means no crispy.
If you wanted to try making a chewier cookie you could try developing the gluten in the wheat flour more by increasing the mixing time before you add the chips.
Incidentally, as prepared 4 cookies works out to about 300 calories, 30% from fat and a respectable 5g of fiber.
Hey, I said they were good. They are also cakey. You may be able to make them more chewy if you want, but not crispy. No fat pretty much means no crispy.If you wanted to try making a chewier cookie you could try developing the gluten in the wheat flour more by increasing the mixing time before you add the chips.Incidentally, as prepared 4 cookies works out to about 300 calories, 30% from fat and a respectable 5g of fiber.
“As prepared” in this case means without the nuts. Apparently Crystal’s brother doesn’t rate the full ingredient list. The chopped pecans adds about 100 calories to a four cookie serving, with most of that being fat.
“As prepared” in this case means without the nuts. Apparently Crystal’s brother doesn’t rate the full ingredient list. The chopped pecans adds about 100 calories to a four cookie serving, with most of that being fat.
Cool website Crystal. I am super impressed! I’ll vouch for the blender wheat waffles-they are so good. We make them all the time and love them! I am excited to try out the recipes and suggestions that you post, especially the cookies, they look really good.
Cool website Crystal. I am super impressed! I’ll vouch for the blender wheat waffles-they are so good. We make them all the time and love them! I am excited to try out the recipes and suggestions that you post, especially the cookies, they look really good.
Crystal,
I love your sight! I’m slowly putting wheat into more recipes and can add my experience that white wheat is definately easier to use as far as taste goes. I love putting beans in your cookies because beans are loaded with fiber and protein. Keep the great recipes coming.
Crystal,I love your sight! I’m slowly putting wheat into more recipes and can add my experience that white wheat is definately easier to use as far as taste goes. I love putting beans in your cookies because beans are loaded with fiber and protein. Keep the great recipes coming.
Oh nice! I will definitely be trying this one! I have done it with avocados and loved it.
Oh nice! I will definitely be trying this one! I have done it with avocados and loved it.
Tried these last night – they were a little too chocolatey for me (I used mini chips and they were EVERYWHERE) but other than that – DELICIOUS! My husband had no idea anything was different. I can’t wait to serve these at our next family gathering and shock the pants off my family members!
Tried these last night – they were a little too chocolatey for me (I used mini chips and they were EVERYWHERE) but other than that – DELICIOUS! My husband had no idea anything was different. I can’t wait to serve these at our next family gathering and shock the pants off my family members!
I just made these cookies on Saturday and didn’t tell my family they had beans in them. They disappeared just like the ones I usually make with butter. Now these will be the cookies I usually make! I am so excited!
I just made these cookies on Saturday and didn’t tell my family they had beans in them. They disappeared just like the ones I usually make with butter. Now these will be the cookies I usually make! I am so excited!
Great tasting recipe! Pleasantly surprised how good they tasted. I was skeptical on how the taste would compare with “normal” chocolate chip cookies, but I will say that this is a recipe I will be using again.
Note: I made these as cookie bars instead of drop cookies and it worked great.
How much beans do you use. It just says “cup cooked white beans”? Do you puree them first?
omg thx so much for this in all my cross trecking on the net (and there is alot) i have never herd of beans used like this. plus i am always trying to cut down on sugar and add in good neutrients when it comes to my picky eaters