Low Fat Chocolate Chewies Food

CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F; line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• Toast nuts until fragrant and brown. Cool.
• Beat egg whites one at at time, then continue beating while adding powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add vanilla; beat 2 minutes on high speed.
• Fold in toasted pecans. Drop by heaping tablespoon on baking sheet 2-inches apart.
• Bake in the middle of the oven 15-18 minutes or until dry on surface but soft in the center when pressed. DON'T OVERBAKE. Cool. Store in an airtight container for 3 days, or freeze up to 1 month.

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F and place oven racks in the middle positions.
• Line one or two sheet pans with foil or kitchen parchment. Set aside.
• Beat the egg whites with the salt to a soft peak stage (when the tops of the peaks fall over when whip is removed).
• Add the sugar slowly, beating until the mixture is very thick.
• Stir in the cocoa powder, vanilla, and chopped chocolate.
• Place walnut-size mounds of the batter on the sheet pans and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes until dry on the surface but still soft inside.
• Slide the foil or parchment with its cookies onto a cooling rack and cool for 5 minutes.
• Peel the foil or parchment off the still-warm cookies and cool them completely on rack.

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix prunes & sugar until smooth. Blend in egg & vanilla. In separate bowl combine dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to the sugar mixture. Mix in cherries & walnuts (note: I use a stand mixer & don't bother to chop the cherries. If you stir by hand you may want to chop the cherries before mixing).
• Drop by spoonful onto baking sheet. Cook for 8-10 minutes. These should be a bit soft in the middle so they turn out brownie-like in consistency.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In large bowl, combine low fat sweetened condensed milk, flour, cocoa, egg white and vanilla.
• Stir in chocolate chips and cherries.
• Spray baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets; bake 6 to 7 minutes.
• Store loosely covered at room temperature.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE COOKIES (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease two cookies sheets.
• Beat egg whites until frothy.
• Sift sugar, cocoa and flour into the whites.
• Add water.
• Continue beating on high for a few minutes until the mixture thickens.
• Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.
• Place generous spoonfuls on the mixture one inch apart on the cookie sheets.
• Bake 12-15 minutes, until firm on top but soft on the inside. It is best to bake these one sheet at a time.
• Cool on a wire rack.

LOW-FAT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, oil and egg whites. Beat in sugars and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to applesauce mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until slightly firm., Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks.