Double Chocolate Loaded Cookies and Protein Packed Chocolate Cookies (Healthy Enough for Breakfast Cookies)

Long title I know, it will be worth it.

I made these cookies and they are amazing!  They are also amazingly healthy.  Loaded with fiber, protein and antioxidants. Yet so good, no one will suspect a thing.  Be careful though, these brownie dense cookies are very addicting! 

Healthy is good, but eating the entire bowl of dough is bad, hahah....not that I would do that.  Ever.  I mean really.  Well, maybe just a taste.  For you know, quality control and such.  No cookies to bake?  Someone must have come in when I wasn't looking?  I have been meaning to get that alarm system.  Now would be a good time, to ward off those horrible intruders. 

Double Chocolate Loaded Cookies

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½ C white whole wheat flour

¼ C golden flax seed, ground

½ C old fashioned rolled oats (not instant)

¼ C dark cocoa powder

1 tsp aluminum free baking soda

¼ C unsalted butter, softened

⅔ C organic brown sugar or sucanat

1 large egg

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

½ C pecans, chopped

½ C dark chocolate chips

½ C dried cherries (juice sweetened or sugar free if you can find)

celtic sea salt for sprinkling

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie tray with parchment paper.

I should really be more careful with the intruders around ;)

2. In a medium bowl whisk the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla. With a wooden spoon, add in the flour, flax seed, oats, baking soda. Mix in the pecans, chocolate chips and dried cherries.

3. With a cookie scoop, drop onto your parchment lined cookie tray. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt over each one. (Important Note: Use celtic sea salt or kosher salt, not table salt!) Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from tray and let cool on wire rack, plate or wax paper.

~After making the above recipe I was inspired to make a low carb-o, high protein "breakfast" version.  They turned out so good I am including this rendition as well.  Seriously healthy enough for breakfast!  They are more cake like but equally flavorful.  Naturally, they are sugar and gluten free.  Good for any(who's) currently on the GAPS, Paleo, Primal, Hunter/Gatherer, HCG Phase 3 & 4, Atkins or South Beach diets plan.  Especially good for all my Phases To Forever (Phase 3er's and 4er's only..this one is for you!).

Protein Packed Chocolate Cookies (Healthy Enough for Breakfast Cookies)

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½ C almond flour (almond meal or simply, finely ground almonds)

¼ C golden flax seed, ground

½ C unsweetened coconut, shredded or flakes

¼ C dark cocoa powder

1 tsp aluminum free baking soda

¼ C unsalted butter, softened or coconut oil

½ C unsweetened applesauce

½ tsp (mounded) liquid or powdered stevia

1 large egg

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

½ C pecans, chopped

½ C cocoa nibs, chopped or ground (optional)

½ C dried cherries or any dried fruit of choice (juice sweetened or sugar free if you can find)

celtic sea salt for sprinkling

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie tray with parchment paper.

2.  In a small bowl stir together the applesauce and stevia until mixed through.

3. In a medium bowl whisk the butter or coconut oil, applesauce + stevia, egg and vanilla. With a wooden spoon,add in the almond flour, flax seed, coconut and baking soda. Mix in the pecans, chocolate nibs and dried fruit.  (I love dried cranberries too!)

4. With a cookie scoop, drop onto your parchment lined cookie tray. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt over each one. (Important Note: Use celtic sea salt or kosher salt, not table salt!) Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from tray and let cool on wire rack, plate or wax paper.

 ~Seriously, how good would it be to add in dried strawberries or raspberries to this?   Make sure to give each recipe a equal opportunity, don't tell the kids or husbands which is which and see what variation wins.

Each cookie is healthy in different ways, your secret is safe with me!

Today's recipes where brought to you by, inspired or adapted from:  Eat Good 4 Life


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