Ultimate Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Ultimate Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Written by Zen Baker

Sunday, 22 June 2008 00:00

ultimate chocolate chip cookie

Most of the recipes you will find on this site are lower in sugar and added fat than conventional recipes. Not this one. Sometimes we deserve to be spoiled with richly decadent treats.

As you will learn if you try this recipe, richly decadent does not require using bleached and refined flour and sugar. Outstanding results are possible with white whole wheat flour and organic sugar. It takes some trial and error, but we've taken care of that step for you.

A version of this recipe was sent to me when I was 16 years old and living in Brazil. I became famous for my chocolate chip cookies, especially because chocolate chip cookies were an unknown treat at the time in Brazil. I know I'm dating myself.

In Brazil, not only could you not purchase a chocolate chip cookie, but you also could not purchase chocolate chips. I had to painstakingly chop a huge chocolate bar, go to a specialty store for the walnuts (only available certain times of the year), and then, to top it all off, I had to mix the entire recipe by hand. We didn't have an electric mixer.

It became an all day affair, but was it ever worth it! It has been my secret recipe for years. Not anymore! This updated version with whole grain flour and dark chocolate is so much better too!

Ultimate Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup natural brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup organic sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup white whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
3/4 to 1 cup dark chocolate chips, 60% cocoa
3/4 cup nuts, chopped
1 (1.5 to 2 oz) dark chocolate (60% cocoa or better) bar, grated

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375
Place oats in a food processor and process until it turns into a powder.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered oats, flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and both sugars for 3 minutes on medium speed. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Gradually beat in dry ingredents. Stir in grated chocolate, then add chocolate chips and chopped nuts.
Roll or scoop dough into 2-inch sized balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 12 minutes.
Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.

Makes 25 cookies. The scooped dough freezes well and bakes up as delicious as fresh. Add 1-2 minutes to bake time for frozen dough.

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Comments (26)

I love chocolate chip cookies! The healthier they can be made, the better.

This recipes sounds great! I like the addition of the oatmeal. Definitely will be added to my list of favorite cookies. Great photo!

loved your blog, and particularly, this recipe. way to go!!

This recipe looks wonderful and I can't wait to try it. I love the additional flavor whole wheat flour gives and you'll never, ever see me turn down dark chocolate. Thanks for the great update on an already terrific cookie.

What a great looking recipe!

Thank you all for the feedback. I just finished the last frozen few from that batch earlier today. So delicious!

I've been wanting to try making cookies with whole wheat flour so I'm really happy you shared this recipe! They look delicious.

These look delicious. BUT, what if I don't want to use the grated dark chocolate in the dough? Can I substitute it with something else or simply leave it out without substituting?

Hi Shagun! You can simply leave out the grated chocolate, although I highly recommend it. :)

Do I *Need* to grind up the oats? (I don't own a food processer)
Can I put them in whole, or omit them from the recipe?

Hi lisap. Grinding the oats renders a course oat flour that virtually vanishes in the cookie while enhancing the texture. Add them whole before omitting.

Hi, Your cookies tasted great. My kids loved it. The only problem I encountered was that the cookies turned out very dry and crumbly in texture instead of chewy. I used regular whole wheat flour because I can't find white whole wheat flour in Hong Kong where I live. Any suggestion to improve the texture? Maybe more butter?

Can I use whole wheat pastry flour? I'm all out of white flour!

Sure, you can use whole wheat pastry flour. The texture may be slightly different, but not necessarily in a way that should deter you from using it. Please let us know how it worked for you.

I make these changes in mine recipe:

- no sugar/sub raw honey
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cups unsweetened apple sauce

Click here for my recipe. It is sooooooo good!!

Matt Jabs

Great cookies!!! I made them once as the receipt calls for and another time where instead of 1 1/4 cups of oats, I used 1 cup of outs and 1/4 cup of oat bran. The oat bran added a great accent flavor.

Grinding the oats into powder works for nearly every cookie recipe. Such an easy way to add some fiber to a dessert recipe. And so good for you. Great recipe — thanks for sharing!!

Hi, do you think I could add wheat germ instead of the ground oats?
I always love all your recipes!!!

I tried milled flax rather than oats, and used agave rather than sugar, odd texture, crumbly yet not dry either. Any suggestions for next time? Maybe another egg?

Hi zooathome - flax has a higher fat content than oats and agave nectar adds additional liquid. The end result of your modification is certainly completely different than the original. My suggestion is that you try this recipe as is. These cookies are incredible.

For a great cookie with flax meal try this recipe: multigrain indulgence

This is now our very favorite cookie recipe...we just used it at my 3yo's birthday party, and they were a hit! Thanks for sharing this. :)

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