Name: Cocoa Fudge Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
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

Cocoa Fudge Cookies

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

Cocoa Fudge Cookies in a stack

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!

Cocoa Fudge Cookie on pink cloth

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!)

Cocoa Fudge Cookies on a board one with bite taken out

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.

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Cocoa Fudge Cookies

By RecipeGirl.com (adapted slightly from Cooking Light)

A lighter, lower calorie cookie still packed with chocolatey deliciousness!

Prep: 15

Cook: 8

Total: 23

Servings: 24 cookies (1 per serving)

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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

Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 78kcal, Carbohydrates: 13g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 3g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 6mg, Sodium: 45mg, Potassium: 37mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 9g, Vitamin A: 73IU, Calcium: 9mg, Iron: 0.5mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.