There are two kinds of people in this world: Crunchy cookie people, and soft cookie people.
Personally, I love a gooooood crunchy cookie straight out of the oven. SO good! But my husband is all about a soft, melt-in-your-mouth, fall apart type of cookie. That’s where these Healthy Chocolate Cherry Soft Cookies come in! Oh and I think there’s a third type of person, and that would be the cookie dough person that never actually makes it to the baked cookies cause the dough is just tooooo good. If that’s you, you should definitely check out this high protein Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough recipe!
These amazing cookies are for those I-NEED-SOMETHING-SWEET-RIGHT-NOW-cookie-monster kind of times. You know what I’m talking about! You started this new nutrition plan (heeeeeey FREE 5 day nutrition plan!), you’ve been following it to a T, you’ve been working out every day, you had a super healthy dinner, and omg what you would DO for a cookie right now! Yep. I know, friend. We’ve all been there, time and time again.
These Healthy Chocolate Cherry Soft Cookies are coming to the rescue! Aside from being the most delicious healthy cookies EVAH, they won’t derail your nutrition plan. While these cookies are similar to the Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, I’ve added a few things to this batch to give them a little more of a “soft and chewy” factor 😉 You can use fresh cherries if you’d like, but I used these organic dried cherries. I also included these chia seeds and flaxseed for some added nutrition bonuses!
Here’s a tip for making these cookies: Once you place the dough on the pan, be sure to flatten them significantly with a spoon to make them look more like cookies. They tend to grow upward, not out! I learned that the hard way when I took out my first batch and they looked like bread rolls, haha. But they were still just as delicious!
Here’s the recipe for the best ever Healthy Chocolate Cherry Soft Cookies:
Healthy Chocolate Cherry Soft Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 banana
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- 4 Tbsp organic butter
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp coconut sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 Tbsp chia seeds
- 1 Tbsp flax seeds
- 1/2 cup cherries
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Mix the liquid ingredients together in a food processor, stand mixer, or by hand.
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Add in the dry ingredients (except for the cherries and chocolate).
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Lastly, add in the cherries and chocolate, lightly mixing.
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Using a spoon, shape the dough into cookies (being sure to flatten them) on a baking sheet.
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Bake for about 15 minutes (or until lightly brown). Serve and enjoy!
I must say there are very few cookies I don’t like…I like soft, crunchy, right out of the oven, healthy ones…I’m equal opportunity when it comes to my cookies! No burnt ones though. LOL
How would I spend $700 at Amazon? That’s a tough one since I shop there nonstop! My kids would probably find a way to spend it very quickly! Hehe. Probably I’d buy some pet food with part of it…with 4 cats and 3 dogs we go through a ton of pet food and I buy most of it through Amazon. I’d find something good to spend it on too though!! A girl needs a treat once in a while!
Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe with us at #FoodieFriDIY…sending some foodie love your way!
Haha, that’s so good, Michelle! Hey, at the end of the day, all cookies are amazing! Haha I understand, and I agree! Of course, love #FoodieFriDIY! 🙂
chocolate and cherries is one of the best combos ever! These cookies look amazing 🙂
Thanks, Rachel! I agree, love that together! 🙂
Looks delicious! I have a friend I may have to make this for this weekend with some gluten free flour. 🙂
Thanks, Kuhiwa! I haven’t made them with gluten free flour, but you may try adding a little bit of milk (like 2 Tbsp) to the mix if you use that type of flour since it’s a little bit drier. Let me know how they turn out! 🙂
I’ve never thought of putting cherries in my chocolate chip cookies, but it’s such a great idea! Love the photos too.
It’s the BEST! 🙂 Thank you so much, Jessica!
I was going to say that I’m totally a soft cookie person until you threw in the third kind – cookie dough. I’m definitely a cookie dough lover. I don’t make cookies often at all, but when I do – watch out. I used to buy frozen tubs of cookie dough and the cookies would never get baked 🙂 Cookie dough ice cream is my favorite, naturally.
Haha, I know a lot of people who are the cookie dough type of person! That’s so funny 😉 Of course, it’s just the best!