The ultimate makeover: Chocolate chip cookies

The ultimate makeover: Chocolate chip cookies

Angela Nilsen has created a lighter, yet still chocolatey cookie with just 97 calories per biscuit

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 22

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 mins

Plus cooling
Freezable

Method

  1. Line a couple of baking sheets with baking parchment. Put the butter, cocoa and coffee in a medium saucepan then heat gently until the butter has melted. Remove from the heat, stir in both the sugars, then leave to cool.
  2. Chop the chocolate into small pieces. Beat the egg and vanilla into the cooled butter mix to make a smooth batter. Stir the flour and bicarbarbonate of soda together. Tip it into the batter mixture with two-thirds of the chocolate, then gently stir together to combine. Don't overmix. Leave for 10-15 mins to firm up slightly, ready for shaping. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
  3. Using your hands, shape the mixture into 22 small balls. Lay them on the lined sheets, well apart so they have room to spread (you may have to bake in batches). Press the rest of the chocolate pieces on top of each cookie. Can be frozen on sheets and then transferred to bags at this stage for up to 1 month. Bake for 12 mins. Leave on the sheets for a couple of mins, then transfer to a cooling rack.

Per serving

97 kcalories, protein 1g, carbohydrate 12g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 6g, salt 0.12 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, September 2010.

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  • 24 August 2010

    sianysbinder rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Angela Nilsen is a genius! No need to make other chocolate chip cookies now, these are lovely, I've made a few batches now and everyone loves them. I usually have all the ingredients to hand as well, so they are great to whip up when you have a few minutes spare.

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  • 25 August 2010

    twedds rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Not overly impressed with this recipe. The coffee and dark chocolate made these cookies too bitter. Easy to make but the dough did not become firm after resting and I couldn't roll into balls. Next time i'll try another recipe.

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  • 26 August 2010

    zoes food commented on this recipe

    Found these really easy to make. Couldn't taste coffee in them (must depend on which type is used) so the children loved them. Dough was little bit sticky to roll but floured hand work well.

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  • 31 August 2010

    R. Kazakova commented on this recipe

    Wonderful! Easy, tasty and even looked good with no extra effort on my part!

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  • 31 August 2010

    zoe smith rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    These were a big hit!! Very easy to make,even when assisted by my 4 year old daughter! Was worried the mixture would be too sticky to handle,but was pleasantly surprised-they handled easily. I too couldn't taste the coffee. Will definitely be making these again-i don't feel too naughty having a treat and great for the kids lunch boxes!!

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  • 04 September 2010

    halfpint rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These have been a big hit in our house. If you want to make them less bitter you could use chocolate buttons or smarties to decorate instead of the additional dark chocolate. They are brilliant if you're WeightWatching because they only work out as 2 points per cookie!

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  • 16 September 2010

    mopsy57 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Have made these twice for different occasions (afternoon tea and a sporting event) and they went down well. Found mix too sticky to handle even after resting, but spoonfulls seem to work just as well.

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  • 31 October 2010

    Cath rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Tasty cookies but far too sticky to roll into balls even after a spell in the freezer. Using a spoon resulted in wonky but still scrummy cookies.

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  • 12 January 2011

    Mackenzie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Unfortunatly, I only got 12 little cookies out of my mix. The cookies were very good, but there wern't enough.

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  • 26 January 2011

    fabulousmrsD rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    these cookies get the thumbs up. I left out the coffee and they were a hit. Will definately try again

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  • 05 February 2011

    blulou commented on this recipe

    Irrelevant but after this being about the 4th recipe I've looked at with the same weight of choc, what exactly are we supposed to do with the extra 15g leftover from the bar? As I dont want to end up eating it, defeats the object of making lower fat cookies, I'll just add it to the top of these. Same with ult choc mousse, I ended up just adding it to the mix.

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  • 20 February 2011

    Skyebird rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    These are excellent. I will be making them again. I had no problem at all shaping the cookies. The mixture firmed up nicely after just 10 min in a cold porch. I need to practice getting them smaller though. I only got 18 so they were a little more calorific!

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  • 20 March 2011

    Jackie food rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    these were so easy to make, was a bit worried about stickiness comments below, but we had no problems. Absolutely delicious! Will definitely make again . Kids loved them and didn't realise that they were "light"!

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  • 28 March 2011

    Fatso rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I'm hit or miss when it comes to baking biscuits and cookies, I sometimes turn fine ingredients into inedible mounds of manure with the consistency of concrete - These however, turned out lovely, am very happy with the recipe, t'would seem it's rather foolproof :-)

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  • 04 April 2011

    DesignerDishes rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    These were okay but not great. Don't think I'd make again although they did look very pretty! Have a look at my finished cookies here: http://designerdishes.blogspot.com/2011/04/snapshot-cookies.html

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  • 27 April 2011

    Sarah25 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy to make! And they came out looking like the picture! Only two faults and they were both my own! Firstly, I didn't press them down flat enough so they are still quite round and thick. And secondly, I used 83% dark chocolate and it's just a bit too bitter! Therefore, I think WHEN I make them again I will use a less percentage of cocoa. Really tasty and really easy though! Will definitely be making them again and may even try wrapping them up and giving them away as gifts!

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  • 09 May 2011

    Bean rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Probably the best biscuits I've ever made, and I'm a regular biscuit maker - my young daughter and I usually whip up a batch on Monday afternoons together. Gorgeously light texture, slightly crispy yet soft in the middle, and not too much sugar so not as cloying as traditional cookie recipes. You wouldn't know there was coffee in there but it does add a little something subtle to the flavour. Absolutely superb!

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  • 27 June 2011

    AnnaB rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I volunteered to do cookies for my daughter's class party tomorrow and decided to try this recipe. I was a little concerned when I read someone only got 12 cookies from the recipe, so I doubled up the ingredients (except for the coffee) and ended up with way over 50 light and crispy biscuits! Worried that they might be a little too bitter for 5-6 yos, I used 100g of chocolate with 40% milk solids and a wee bar that I had on hand, about 24g, of dark chocolate. The mixture was worryingly "wet", but firmed up a treat, and I used a teaspoon to scoop up a portion before I rolled it up with damp hands. My daughter and I decorated the cookies with M&Ms and sprinkles. Not sure how they'll go down with the rest of the kids, but my daughter declared them "the best biscuits I've ever had!".

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  • 03 September 2011

    Ryan commented on this recipe

    These look so yummy!!

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  • 16 October 2011

    millw08 commented on this recipe

    I didn't have any vanilla essence, so I used orange. Also they were quite sticky so I spooned them on the tray, I didn't use my hands. All in all they are great!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 22

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 25 mins

Cook time

Cook 12 mins

Plus cooling
Freezable

Ingredients

  • 85g butter
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp instant coffee granules
  • 85g light muscovado sugar
  • 25g golden granulated sugar
  • 85g dark chocolate , about 70% cocoa solids (we used Lindt as it keeps its shape when baked)
  • 1 medium egg , beaten
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 140g plain flour
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
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97 kcalories, protein 1g, carbohydrate 12g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 1g, sugar 6g, salt 0.12 g

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