Chocolate Chip Cookies

I'm going over to my grandma's tomorrow and I was assigned to bring a dessert.  I have a lot of dessert recipes, but most are fairly complicated.  I needed something simple, different and one that used normal ingredients.  I found this recipe in my book: "Cook this, not that".  It is a healthier version of the classic chocolate chip cookie.  The recipe makes 24 cookies.

Ingredients:

8 Tbsp butter, softened

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups flour

1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

flaky sea salt (optional)

How to make it:

1.  Preheat oven to 375F.

2.  In a mixing bowl, thoroughly mix the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until creamy.  Stir in eggs and vanillaextract until well incorporated.  Add the baking soda, salt and flour and mix until the dough comes together, being careful not to overmix.  Stir in the chocolate chips.

3.  Drop the dough onto baking sheet in balls about 3 Tbsp in size, leaving at least 3 inches between cookies.

4.  Bake until the edges are golden and middles are just barely set.  Remove from the sheet, sprinkle with a bit a sea salt (if using) and cool on wire rack.

Beth's Rating: 7/10

Nutrition (1 cookies):

146 calories

6g fat (3g saturated)

30mg cholesterol

100mg sodium

23g carbohydrates

1g fiber

7g sugar

2g protein