Canyon Ranch Chocolate Chip Cookies

By pammons

Makes 38 cookies, each containing approximately:
85 calories
13 gm. carbohydrate
3 gm. fat
16 mg. cholesterol
1 gm. protein
58 mg. sodium
0 mg. fiber

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cold
• 1/3 cup low-fat cream cheese, cold
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large egg yolks
• 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup whole-wheat flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 package semi-sweet chocolate chips, about 6 ounces

Details

Servings 38

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly coat a baking sheet with canola oil spray.
2. With an electric mixer on high speed, cream butter, cream cheese and brown sugar. Turn mixer to low and add egg yolks and vanilla and mix until just combined.
3. In a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add to butter mixture and mix by hand until combined.
4. Drop rounded heaping teaspoonfuls (or use a 3/4 ounce scoop) onto baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart.
5. Bake for 7 minutes. Lightly flatten cookies with finger. Rotate baking sheet in oven and bake 3 minutes more, or until golden. Cool on baking sheet until cookies are set. Transfer to cooling rack until completely cooled. Store in a tightly sealed container.