If you’re eating light… and even if you’re not!!! > these are the cookie for you to get your “chocolate craving” on: Cocoa Fudge Cookies
Yeah, I’m eating light. I’m in the midst of an exercise challenge of sorts, which I’ll share with you once it’s COMPLETE (soon!) Even though I’m eating light, I still have to chow down on some majorly good sweet stuff now and then. You can’t deny yourself completely, right?
I found this recipe in an old Cooking Light cookbook that I had hiding somewhere on the very back of my cookbook shelf. Great discovery! These are the most chocolatey, fudgy, low calorie kind of cookies that you’ll ever come across if you’re eating light. Chocolate stuff of any sort tastes SO GOOD when you’ve been laying off dessert for a few days. MAKE THESE!
Truth be told, I baked these last weekend during the playoff games. Our super cool football-fan neighbor “Dave” came over to hang out with us and watch the games. I prepared some light appetizers, and I really wanted to have a dessert… but I didn’t want anything MAJOR lying around. And by “major,” I mean evil desserts with off-the-charts calories. These were perfect (and Dave loved them too!)
Like I said- you get a great chocolate fudge bite in these cookies without breaking the bank on the calorie count. Each cookie has just 76 calories. I can handle that! In fact, I think I can handle two of that to get my sugar craving satisfied.
Enjoy… with slightly less guilt 🙂
A link to the Weight Watchers WW Points is included in the recipe card below.
The Best Chocolate Cookie Recipes:
- Chewy Gooey Flourless Chocolate Cookies
- Chocolate Crinkles
- Chewy Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
- Chocolate Kiss Cookies
- 7-Minute Chocolate Cookies
Cocoa Fudge Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons salted butter
- 7 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ⅔ cup granulated white sugar
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- ⅓ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray two baking sheets with cooking spray (or line with silpat mats or parchment paper).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Remove from heat and then whisk in the cocoa and sugars (it's will be the texture of beach sand). Then whisk in the yogurt and vanilla, stirring to combine. Stir in the dry ingredients, stirring until moist.
- Drop by level tablespoons 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies are almost set. Cool cookies on pans until set, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Fudgy cookies are the best, and the fact that they’re lower calorie is even better!
I love baking with yogurt – these cookies sound really wonderful!
Imagine my delight when I click over to Recipe Girl and find these. You see, today I’m heading back upstairs to work out for the first time since last fall! Terrible I know, but there it is. I can’t wait to try one of these..or TWO!
I crave chocolate all year – this is the perfect lightened cookie recipe.
Fudgy cookies are the best. These look great!
WHOA!!! 76 calories means that I can have a few of these 😉
Wow, these look so good! I love the greek yogurt in them. That must make them extra moist!
No diet should be deprived of chocolate! I don’t think I could survive. Love the greek yog in here. These definitely do not look like low-cal cookies (but I should eat 3, just to be sure)
I love that tall cookie stack 🙂
And they have greek yog – nice! I have baked cookies with some greek yog before and also cream, but only like 1-2 tbsp. Very cool that these have 1/3 cup and it probably keeps them so moist! They definitely don’t look low cal or healthy…yum!
These look and sound amazing! If I were going to pick one low-cal treat to have I think I would pick a chocolate cookie like this.