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WW Recipe of the Day: Chocolate Chip Cookies with Salted Peanuts
As soon as I saw this recipe for Weight Watchers chocolate chip cookies with salted peanuts from the Weight Watchers PointsPlus Best Darn Food Ever Cookbook (affiliate link) (140 Comfort Classics), I knew I had to try them.
I can’t imagine life without a warm-from-the-oven chocolate chip cookie (or two) every now and again. Can you?
The good news is that when you follow the Weight Watchers Program, it’s possible to indulge in cookies and still lose weight and keep it off.
Recipes, like this one for Weight Watchers chocolate chip cookies with salted peanuts from the WW PointsPlus Best Darn Food Ever Cookbook are part of the secret.
This recipe turns out 24 crunchy chocolate chip cookies with 90 calories each.
With fewer chocolate chips and less butter than traditional chocolate chip cookies, these WW Chocolate Chip Cookies are lower in calories and fat, but you’d never guess it.
Using mini chocolate chips helps distribute chocolate goodness more evenly, so you get more with less.
Of course, you don’t need to use salted peanuts. Substitute whatever nut you like best or skip them altogether.
When you’re in need of a sweet treat, why not whip up a batch of these WW Salted Peanut Chocolate Chip Cookies and watch how quickly they disappear. At least they did around here 🙂
How Many Calories and WW Points in these Salted Peanut Chocolate Chip Cookies?
According to my calculations, each cookie has 90 calories and:
4 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
4 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
2 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
To see your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, Click here!
Salted Peanut Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe Notes
To make oat flour (affiliate link), process quick cooking oats (about 1/2 cup oats for 2 tablespoons of flour) in a food processor (affiliate link) until finely ground and the consistency of flour.
I thought these cookies were the best the day they were made.
To bring them back to that warm-from-the-oven taste, microwave (affiliate link) them for 5-10 seconds and enjoy, being careful not to burn yourself as the melted chocolate chips can be hot!
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If you like these lightened up chocolate chip cookies, be sure to check out my other Weight Watchers friendly cookie recipes including: Skinny Holiday M&M Cookies, Skinny S’mores Cookies, WW Trail Mix Cookies, 4-Ingredient Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies and Low-Fat Soft & Chewy M&M Cookies
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Weight Watchers Chocolate Chip Cookies with Salted Peanuts
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oat flour (affiliate link)**
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup mini-chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup chopped salted roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Position your oven rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Coat 2 large baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray or line them with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the oat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well combined.
- In another bowl, stir together the cooled melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla with a wooden spoon (affiliate link) until smooth and creamy.
- Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture just until blended.
- Place 1 tablespoon of the chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon chopped peanuts in a small bowl (affiliate link) and stir to combine.
- Stir the remaining chocolate chips and peanuts into the cookie dough.
- Divide the dough evenly into 24 portions and roll each portion into a ball.
- Place the balls of cookie dough on the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- With the bottom of a glass, press each ball to form a 3/8-inch thick cookie.
- Sprinkle each cookie evenly with the reserved chocolate chip-chopped peanut mixture, pressing lightly so it sticks.
- Bake the cookies, one cookie sheet at a time, in the center of the oven, until the edges are lightly browned, 9-11 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and place the baking sheets on wire racks, allowing the cookies to cool in the pan for about 1 minute. Then, with a spatula, transfer the cookies to the racks and let them cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Source: Weight Watchers PointsPlus Best Darn Food Ever Cookbook (affiliate link) (140 Comfort Classics)
A note about WW Points
If you're following Weight Watchers, all the recipes here on Simple Nourished Living have been updated for the new WW program, with points displayed in the recipe card. The Check the WW Points link in the recipe card takes you to the Weight Watchers App where you can edit it using the WW recipe builder or add it to your day.
(Must be logged into WW account on a mobile device, such as smartphone or tablet).
This Weight Watchers video shows how easy it is to make your own chocolate chip blondies at home:
Links to More Great Weight Watchers Recipes for Chocolate Chip Cookies:
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Banana Cookies (DrizzleMeSkinny)
- Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies (SkinnyTaste)
- Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies (EatYourselfSkinny)
- Deep Dish Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie (SkinnyTaste)
- Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies (DrizzleMeSkinny)
- Double Chocolate Chip Cookies (Emily Bites)
Watch how to make easy healthy chocolate chip cookies with a twist:
What would the points be if I used brown sugar substitute?
Here’s the link to the recipe in the WW APP https://cmx.weightwatchers.com/details/MEMBERRECIPE:5c47802944135f005daefdbd You should be able to change/edit the recipe any way you want and see how it affects the points. Hope this helps. ~Martha
I’m curious, Martha, why the 2 T oat flour? Can I leave it out, using an extra 2 T regular flour?
Hi Susie, I just followed the WW recipe! My guess is that oat flour is a whole grain therefore considered healthier. You can certainly leave it out and use 2 additional T regular flour instead! Hope this helps. ~Martha
Hurrah! Finally I got a blog from where I be able to in fact get helpful data concerning my study and knowledge.
These cookies are wonderful – I can finally eat homemade chocolate cookies again! Thanks for this recipe….
Yum! So true – there is nothing that is off limits and that is why it works so well!!