Chocolate Pomegranate Drop Cookies

 

This is a recipe that I started playing with last year.  I wanted a high fiber sweet snack to satisfy sweet tooth cravings.  Just to warn you…this cookie packs a fiber punch.  hahaha!  Enjoy.

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup bread flour
• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1 ½ cup rolled oats
• 1/3 cup Uncle Sams cereal
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 3 T unsalted butter
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ½ T cinnamon
• ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup dried pomegranates
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.  Combine flours and next 3 ingredients.  Stir with a whisk.
2. Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat. 
3. Add applesauce and brown sugar, stirring until smooth. 
4. Add sugar mixture to flour mixture.  Beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
5. Add pomegranate, vanilla and egg.  Beat until combined.  Fold in chocolate. 
6. Drop dough 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. 
7. Bake at 350F for 10-12 min. Cool completely on wire racks. 

Nutrient Break (per cookie) – Recipe makes 48 small cookies

Calories 67, Fat 2g, Sat fat 0.5g, Chol 9mg, Sodium 5mg, Carb 7g, Fiber 1g, Protein 1g