I was so excited to spot this recipe for Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Cookies in an issue of Weight Watchers Magazine.
Don’t let that close-up fool you. These are tiny. Really tiny!
These cookies are made with two special ingredients that you may not have in your pantry: Almond Flour (which is basically ground-up almonds) and agave nectar (which claims to be a healthier, more neutral flavored alternative to honey). Both of these can be found at health food markets and well-stocked grocery stores.
I was pretty shocked when I mixed the batter together because I ended up with just about a cup of batter. How on earth was I going to get the suggested THIRTY COOKIES out of just one cup of batter??
The original recipe included sliced almonds too. I left those out since I wanted my cookies to be a little more kid-friendly. Using a teaspoon measuring spoon- and no more!- I carefully scooped out 24 little cookie dough blobs onto my baking sheets. I couldn’t have gotten any more cookies out of that dough if I tried.
They turn out to be delicious little cookies (about 1 1/2-inches in diameter). They’re soft-ish but not cakey.
My son took a nibble and asked about the texture… whether it was cornmeal or oatmeal he was tasting. My kid complains about almonds all the time. He doesn’t like them, yet he keeps finding them in recipes that I make… and complains. But he loved these little cookies. I’d say the flavor of the almond flour does not come through so much.
These adorable, little (healthy) chocolate chip cookies turn out to have 58 calories each. If you happen to be following the Weight Watchers WW plan, you’ll find a link to the WW Points on the recipe card below. I placed two cookies per zip baggie and tossed them in the freezer for lunches and snacks.
P.S. This recipe will not work using regular flour. The almond flour isn’t cheap, but it will make you many batches of these cookies so it’s worth investing in some.
Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup almond flour (also sold as almond meal or ground almonds)
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons agave nectar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together almond flour, baking soda and salt.
- In a small bowl, whisk together oil, agave and vanilla. Pour wet mixture into dry and stir until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop dough by level teaspoonfuls (literally a measured teaspoon) onto baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before removing to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Almond flour is simply ground almonds. It can be found in the baking aisle of some markets and in health food markets. You also might find it in markets that sell items from bulk barrels.
- If you are preparing this recipe as gluten-free, just be sure to use brands of chocolate chips and vanilla that are known to be GF.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Here are a few more Weight Watchers cookie recipes you might enjoy:
- Weight Watchers Chocolate Cookies by Tidy Mom
- Weight Watchers Sugar Cookies by Recipe Girl
- Skinny Funfetti Cake Cookies by Eat Yourself Skinny
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Those look so great! I use almond flour ALL the time. I find that my kids like the recipes that use it, whereas they do not like most other gluten-free baked goods that use funkier ingredients. I love that your son asked about the texture…totally something my son would do. ps thanks for the link to my coffee almond cookies!
I have some almond flour in my pantry and have been looking for a recipe to try. This is it!
2 points for 1 tiny cookie?! Did you feel like it was worth it?
@Lauren at KeepItSwee, Yes. I ate two for 4 points (at a time). With the new points system in place, I felt like these were a healthy sweet treat filled w/ protein!
Lori, it is so adorable that your son has that much food knowledge! Maybe he’ll be the Doogie Howser of the food blogging community. 😉
I love the healthier recipe – as much as I love baking indulgent things, I love good-for-you recipes just as much!
I have made 100 Calorie pack chocolate chip cookies from Weight Watchers before and I love them! Four cookies a serving, and uses ingredients you typically have on hand!
I wonder if you could use peanut flour?
@laura, Not sure about that one. I’ve never used peanut flour!
Lori, I love that your son inquired about the flour. My little girl would do the same. It pays to be a food blogger-our kids have taste! Love almond flour over here – great to bake with. The cookies sound awesome & healthy 🙂 xo
thanks for the link too!
@marla, I know, isn’t that funny? Imagine what they’ll be like as adults!
I have another recipe that I want to make that calls for almond flour. Now I will have to go to Whole Foods and buy some.
These do look good. I may just have to try it!
i am sure all of the gluten free folks would love to have this recipe. What could be better? Gluten free, and Weight Watchers friendly?
These actually look and sound great! since I am currently on weight watchers, they could come in handy too!!