Recipe: Whole grain chocolate cookies

Back in Germany, baking cookies is almost completely reserved for Christmas or Advent. At least in my family, maybe that is my farmers’ genes. Here in the US, baking cookies is, well, not daily, but (bi-) weekly business for me. And those cookies are well loved by my husband and (tested on Easter) friends. They won’t last long!

Whole grain chocolate cookies

Okay, here we go for another cookie recipe, so simple your kids might help! For about four dozen cookies (not American size, but small teaspoon size heaps) made of whole grain, you need the following ingredients:

• 150g or about 5 oz (I can’t believe it’s not) butter, softened at room temperature
• a pinch of salt
• 130g or 4oz raw cane sugar
• 1 package of vanilla sugar
• 2 organic eggs, large
• 310g or 11 oz whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100g or 3.5 oz oats, old fashioned style/rolled (Haferflocken in German)
• 75g or 3 oz semi sweet chocolate chips

Beat ingredients from butter to eggs until slightly creamy – I do use a handheld electric mixer, but a fancy kitchen aid might serve as well. ;) Then add flour and baking powder – the dough will be very firm, but that’s okay. Finally, fold in oats and chocolate chips.

The dough should look like this.

dough = firm mixture

 

Let the dough rest in the fridge for about half an hour. Then use a teaspoon to form small heaps on parchment paper (on cookie sheets – I usually fill two of them).

Put in the pre-heated oven at 350°F (180°C) for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

* For an even healthier approach, you might substitute the chocolate chips with raisins, dried cranberries or even nuts.

* If you want the cookies to be more even, you might form two rolls out of the dough and then cut slices on the baking sheet.

* If you aren't into the whole grain thing at all, "ordinary" sugar and flour works as well. :) 

However: Enjoy!

Cook or bake - whatever ...

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