Better Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cookies = Good

Stomach Rolls = Bad

That's why using Better Butter in baked goods is awesome!

Elissa and I had replaced peanut butter with Better Butter in all the ways you'd expect us to, like spreading on toast, waffles or crackers, making sandwiches, eating by the spoonful, etc.
But, now we're trying to find out how else we can use Better Butter...peanut butter chocolate chip cookies come to mind. Naturally, we call them Better Butter & Chocolate Chip Cookies.

The first experiment baking with Better Butter resulted in soft, pillowy cookies that tasted "real". I say real because my boyfriend typically won't touch the cookies I bake claiming I've healthified them so much that its not a cookie. I told him these were the real deal and watched him eat one. He paused. Then ate another. Success! They are very generously sized cookies, def on the large size, and about 130 calories each. Nutritional information is below the recipe.

We adapted the recipe from a Philly blogger...thanks for the inspiration Nick! We were able to reduce the amount of sugar in this recipe because of the extra sweetness that comes from using Better Butter instead of peanut butter. Similarly, we cut the vanilla extract in half. Nick used peanut butter cups but we switched to mini chocolate chips from Enjoy Life. These are the only chocolate chips we use because they don't contain soy lecithin or any other corn/soy modified ingredients.

Give these cookies a try, we think you'll like them.

Recipe: Better Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies (yields 24 cookies)

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup HoneyNut Better Butter
• 1 cup Dark Brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup Enjoy Life Chocolate Chips
  

Recipe:

1. Using a mixer, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt on low speed for a whole minute. Remove to a bowl.
2. Mix together the butter, Better Butter and sugar and mix on high setting for 5 minutes.
3. Add the egg and vanilla.
4. Slowly add the flour.
5. Add the chocolate chips.
6. Drop about a generous tablespoons worth on baking sheet (we were able to fit a dozen) and place in fridge while oven preheats to 350.
7. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes. They will be on the soft side when you remove.

Nutrition Stats: