Mini Chocolate Chips Snack Cookies

5 from 7 votes

Nutritious little cookies great for toddler and kid snacks. Vegan and fiber packed.

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cookies, healthy dessert, healthy kids snack, heathy toddler food

Servings: 24 mini cookies

1/3 cup neutral (flavorless) oil or melted butter avocado, vegetable, or melted coconut oil*
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce any mashed fruit or puree works here
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 Tbsp coconut sugar or granulated sugar
1/4 tsp fine salt omit if using salted butter
1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup quick-cooking (instant) oats see note for sub
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbsp whole wheat, all-purpose, or gluten-free flour
2 Tbsp ground flax seed (flax meal) or an extra tablespoon of flour
2 Tbsp hemp seeds (hemp hearts) or any very finely chopped nuts or seeds
3 Tbsp mini chocolate chips, divided

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet pan with parchment paper or spray lightly with oil/non-stick spray.
In a large bowl, mix oil, maple syrup, vanilla, applesauce, and coconut sugar. Add the remaining ingredients, including only 2 tablespoons of the mini chocolate chips (the other tablespoon with be reserved to place on top of the cookies). Mix until everything in the bowl is combined.
Use a teaspoon to make small balls of the dough then place them on the baking sheet. Top each ball of dough with a few mini chocolate chips then press down lightly to flatten the cookie.
Bake until lightly golden around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool then store in an airtight container at room temperature for 5 days or freeze for up to 2 months.

*I like the flavor (or lack of flavor) of refined coconut oil best in this recipe, but any of the oil/butter options above will work well.
If you only have regular rolled oats, place them in a food processor or blender and pulse until they are broken down into smaller bits then measure a 1/2 cup.
You can leave out the chocolate chips or replace them with any cookie additions you like (just make sure the mix-ins are small enough to fit into the mini cookies).