How to Make Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies

It's a treat that everyone remembers from their childhood. Unfortunately, many people avoid chocolate chip cookies as they get older. Why? Have their tastes changed? Have they become too old for milk and cookies? No. Many people actually fear chocolate chip cookies. The fat and calories that lurk inside this decadent treat are enough to send many health conscious adults running. Thankfully, chocolate chip cookies aren't that hard to reinvent. In this article, I'll teach you how to make this childhood favorite into a healthy treat.

The first step to preparing healthy chocolate chip cookies is to substitute half the flour. By substituting half the flour with healthy whole wheat flour, you add protein and fiber. You also add more flavor to the cookie as well. Not only is this substitute healthy, but it's easy as well. When the changes are easy, you're more apt to choose healthy recipes.

The second step is to replace the sweetener in your original chocolate chip cookie recipe. You have a few options. You can choose to simply replace the white sugar with Splenda or you could also use Splenda's Brown Sugar Blend. This product contains both Splenda and real brown sugar. Personally, I would keep the brown sugar in the recipe and substitute the white sugar only. This would make the recipe easier to work with.

The third step is to replace the eggs. A healthy egg substitute, like Egg Beaters, is low in calories and is also fat and cholesterol free. This is the perfect substitute. Just read the package to determine how much of the product you need for the amount of egg in your recipe.

The last step is to choose healthy chocolate chips. Some people love milk chocolate chips, some love semi-sweet, and still others like white chocolate chips. Which do you think is the best choice, health wise? If you said semi-sweet, you'd be right. Out of all these options, semi-sweet contains the least amount of sugar. But, you can make your chocolate chip cookies even healthier by adding dark chocolate that has a higher cacao level.