100 Percent Whole Wheat Dark Chocolate Cookies

It annoys me to no end that I don’t share more recipes here on my little blog. It’s not that I can’t find the time, it’s just that it requires having to commit more time on the computer, in addition to the 40 hours per week I already spend there for work. Truth is, I’d rather get in the kitchen and cook or bake.

The other issue is that I’m actually putting together a cookbook proposal for which my personal deadline has already passed. As soon as that deadline passed, I almost let that little annoying, negative voice in my head try to convince me that I will not finish the proposal, that I don’t know what I’m doing, and I should give up.

If I’ve learned anything in my life, is to not give negative or destructive talk a chance, even if it’s my own. That’s why I’m sitting in a coffee shop today, writing this post and working on my proposal.

NEVER GIVE UP on your dream.

Whole Wheat Dark Chocolate Cookies

The other evening I was craving chocolate and decided to make a really chocolaty cookie. Because I love cookies with coffee for breakfast, I decided to make a chocolate whole wheat cookie with Bob’s Red Mill whole wheat pastry flour. I’m a huge fan of all their flours and wanted to see how this particular whole wheat flour worked in a chocolate cookie recipe (this is not a sponsored post by the way). Results: excellent.

Here you go!

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100 Percent Whole Wheat Dark Chocolate Cookies

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Servings: 12 large cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour preferably Bob's Red Mill
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder I used Dagoba
• 2 sticks 1 cup butter, room temperature
• cup 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In large mixing bowl, or bowl of stand mixer, beat butter on medium until creamy (about 2 minutes).
• Add sugar and beat another 2 minutes.
• Add eggs one at a time, scraping down sides and turning mixture with spatula at least once.
• Add vanilla extract.
• In another mixing bowl, whisk together flour, powdered cocoa, baking soda and salt.
• With mixer on low speed, slowly add dry ingredients to butter mixture until blended, about 45 seconds; add chocolate chips and continue to mix until blended.
• Drop or roll about a tablespoon of dough onto parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
• Bake at 375 F for about 10 minutes.
• Enjoy!