Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Nutty Cookies
 
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Swapping out healthy ingredients for the traditional ones just may have made these cookies even better. Who knew that was possible.
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Recipe type: Cookies
Serves: 4 dozen
Ingredients
  • ½ cup softened butter
  • ½ cup un-refined coconut oil
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp course sea salt
  • 1 cup quick oats, ground*
  • 1 cup almonds, ground*
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour, I used white wheat flour
  • ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (you can omit this and have a flatter cookie, it will still taste great)
  • 2 cups chocolate chips, we like semi-sweet
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  2. Prepare two cookie sheets with parchment paper or cooking spray, set aside
  3. In your food processes or powerful blender, combine the *quick oats and almonds and process them on high until they are like dust.
  4. In your stand mixer with the paddle attachment or with a hand mixer, cream the butter, coconut oil, and sugars for 1 minute
  5. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined
  6. Add baking soda, baking powder, and salt and mix for a few seconds. Then add ground oatmeal/almond mixture, whole wheat flour and all purpose flour (add these one a cup at a time and mix on low until combined) Add two cups of chocolate chips.
  7. Using a cookie scoop drop 2 tbsp size balls of dough two inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until edges are just starting to brown
  8. Leave on cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
  9. Enjoy!
Recipe by Real Life Dinner at https://reallifedinner.com/whole-wheat-chocolate-chip-cookies-with-oatmeal-and-ground-almonds/