Lauren's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Look for grain-sweetened chocolate chips in health-food stores.

Yield: 44 servings (serving size: 1 cookie)

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons  canola oil
• 2 1/2  tablespoons  light-colored corn syrup
• 3/4  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1/2  cup  granulated sugar
• 1 1/2  teaspoons  vanilla extract
• 3  large egg whites
• 1 1/4  cups  all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4  cups  whole wheat pastry flour
• 1  teaspoon  baking soda
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1  cup  grain-sweetened chocolate chips (such as Sunspire)
• Cooking spray

Preparation

Combine oil and syrup in a large bowl; stir with a whisk. Add sugars; stir with a whisk until well blended. Stir in vanilla and egg whites.

Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, baking soda, and salt; stir with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, stirring until well combined. Stir in chips; cover and chill 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 375°.

Drop dough by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 8 minutes or until almost set. Cool on pan 2 minutes or until firm. Remove from pan; cool on wire racks.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

74 (22% from fat)

Fat:

1.8g (sat 0.5g,mono 0.6g,poly 0.3g)

Protein:

1.3g

Carbohydrate:

13.7g

Fiber:

0.7g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.4mg

Sodium:

62mg

Calcium:

5mg