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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Great recipe! Will be linking back to this in my post tomorrow.
i never tried almond flour or agave nectar, i looked it up, and because i did that they said there is light and dark. which one do i use?
I used light. Almond flour is sometimes labeled as “almond meal.”
I love almond flour! These cookies look great 🙂
If there’s a Trader Joe’s in your area, they carry both almond flour and Agave nectar (and their prices are so much more reasonable than “Whole Paycheck”) At TJs, the almond flour is in the nut section NOT with the baking supplies and the Agave nectar is with the syrups.
@penandra, GREAT tip- thank you!
yum! this looks great!
I have everything needed to make these and I’m heading into the kitchen this afternoon! Fun little cookie!
These look like delicious little cookies. Love the weight watchers recipes.
I have some leftover almond flour so I may actually try this out! 1 cup of batter doesn’t seem like enough to last more than an afternoon though.
I love almond flour…these would be super good. I’m not on WW, but I am dieting. Going to give these a try!
We have a great gluten-free blogging contingent in Austin and I’ve been looking for recipes that they can enjoy for potlucks and parties. I’m also a big fan of little sweet bites that help me stay on my eating plan. Thanks for testing these for us.