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Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe {deep dish!}

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By: Rachel GurkPosted: 03/25/2016Updated: 03/23/2023

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Although still a treat, this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe is one you can feel good about! Bonus: Made in minutes in a blender AND DEEP DISH - so gooey and delicious! PS: The beans in this cookie add moisture and protein! Get the healthy dessert recipe on RachelCooks.com!

Although still a treat, this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe is one you can feel good about! Bonus: Made in minutes in a blender AND DEEP DISH – so gooey and delicious!

Although still a treat, this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe is one you can feel good about! Bonus: Made in minutes in a blender AND DEEP DISH - so gooey and delicious! PS: The beans in this cookie add moisture and protein! Get the healthy dessert recipe on RachelCooks.com!

I gotta admit, I’m pretty excited to write this post.

I’ve made this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe from Chocolate Covered Katie a few times, and as I’ve done so, I’ve made a few tweaks and changes to get it just the way we like it.

I figured it was time to share the love. This is too good not to share. My husband is obsessed with this recipe. Literally obsessed. I can’t even tell you how quickly this thing disappears when I make it. My kids adore it too, and I love the fact that my picky, protein-hating son is getting a sneaky source of protein in this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe.

Although still a treat, this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe is one you can feel good about! Bonus: Made in minutes in a blender AND DEEP DISH - so gooey and delicious! PS: The beans in this cookie add moisture and protein! Get the healthy dessert recipe on RachelCooks.com!

That sneaky source of protein is beans. That’s right – beans. Magical, versatile white beans. This isn’t my first time baking with beans – I’ve used black beans to make fudgy, decadent black bean brownies and this deep dish cookie is just as fabulous.

If you’re getting ready to click away from my site, please don’t! You have to give these a try. You are not going to be disappointed. You can’t taste the beans and they give this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe such a great texture. You’re going to love them. I feel like I keep saying that, but it’s true.

Although still a treat, this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe is one you can feel good about! Bonus: Made in minutes in a blender AND DEEP DISH - so gooey and delicious! PS: The beans in this cookie add moisture and protein! Get the healthy dessert recipe on RachelCooks.com!

I’m sure I’ll get some pushback about the word “healthy.” I know there are many interpretations of it, but if you were to compare this recipe to a traditional deep dish chocolate cookie, I’m sure we’d be winning over here: beans which add protein and fiber, applesauce and coconut oil in place of butter, and oats for healthy fiber.

Of course, it is still a dessert but the good news is that making small changes can really add up over time. This healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe will satisfy your sweet tooth in the best possible way.

If you’re loving this – you might also love my healthy breakfast cookies. I have three varieties – gingerbread breakfast cookies, apple crisp breakfast cookies, and chocolate banana breakfast cookies. If you made me choose a favorite, I wouldn’t be able to. Okay, maybe it would be the chocolate banana variety…you can’t go wrong with that classic combination.

Used in this recipe:

  • springform pan
  • beans – for the cookie pictured, I used one can of garbanzo and one can of great northern because that’s what I had on hand
  • dark chocolate chips
  • quick oats
  • a good blender – I use a Blendtec
  • rubber scraper

 

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Although still a treat, this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe is one you can feel good about! Bonus: Made in minutes in a blender AND DEEP DISH - so gooey and delicious! PS: The beans in this cookie add moisture and protein! Get the healthy dessert recipe on RachelCooks.com!
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Get the Recipe: Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe {deep dish!}

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Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
12 servings
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Although still a treat, this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe is one you can feel good about! Bonus: Made in minutes in a blender AND DEEP DISH – so gooey and delicious!

Ingredients

  • 2 cans (15 ounces each) great northern beans or garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips (more for topping if desired)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 10-inch springform pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Add all ingredients except chocolate chips to a food processor and blend until smooth, scraping down sides as needed.
  • Fold in chocolate chips with a spatula or spoon.
  • Pour into prepared pan (sprinkle with more chocolate chips if you want!).
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes or until set. Don’t overbake.
  • Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan and slicing. 

Notes

  • Adapted from a recipe by Chocolate Covered Katie.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1slice, Calories: 254kcal, Carbohydrates: 41g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 1mg, Sodium: 346mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 23g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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Verdict: Loooove these. They’re rich, fudgy, and satisfying. Everything you’d want a cookie to be. Grab a glass of milk or a cup of coffee!
Husband’s take: He couldn’t stop talking about this healthy chocolate chip cookie recipe.
Changes I would make: Nada, but I am definitely going to play with this recipe more to bring new variations.
Difficulty: So easy – you literally blend everything together in a blender, except for the chocolate chips, and you’re done. No messing with wet and dry ingredients. It’s a dream come true.

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  1. Jane says

    April 27, 2017 at 5:59 pm

    I just made this recipe, and it tastes very much like toll house chocolate chip cookies. The texture is what will make me hesitant to make this recipe again.  I baked it for 38 minutes to not over bake as directed, and the texture is quite gooey, much like raw cookie dough.  However, since there are no eggs or dairy in the recipe, we will eat it.  I don’t know that baking it longer would change the texture.    

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    • Rachel Gurk says

      April 30, 2017 at 4:00 pm

      So glad you liked this recipe! It does have an ooey-gooey texture (which we love!). I agree with your speculations, I don’t think baking it longer will significantly change the texture.

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  2. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    April 5, 2016 at 9:06 pm

    seriously…SUCH a game changer!

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  3. Christine @ WRY TOAST says

    April 5, 2016 at 11:20 am

    tuesday has me feeling sluggish right now — it’s 35F in NYC! — but this deep dish cookie perked me right up :) pinned! x

    Reply
  4. denise says

    March 30, 2016 at 2:54 pm

    interesting ingredient–I know it’s done, and those beans shouldn’t impact flavor… change is hard ;)

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