Mini Chocolate Chips Snack Cookies
Nutritious little cookies great for toddler and kid snacks. Vegan and fiber packed.
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
Notes
- *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).