These Spelt Chocolate Chip Cookies are a healthier cookie made with wholesome ingredients, whole grain flour, and sweetened with maple syrup. These vegan cookies make a delicious snack or dessert and are easily portable.
❤️ Why you'll love it
Simple ingredients: made with basic ingredients and a whole wheat flour that can be found right in most local grocery store, this is an easy recipe to make
Health benefits: spelt flour cookies are high in fiber, a good source of protein, excellent source of iron, and low on the glycemic index.
Nutty flavor: the peanut butter and spelt flour combined give these
🥘 Ingredients
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Spelt flour: spelt flour is an ancient grain flour that can be used in place of all purpose flour.
Chunky peanut butter: I love the Smart Balance Crunchy Peanut butter in this recipe.
Maple syrup: when making these cookies I like to use pure amber maple syrup. However a darker syrup would also be delicious and lend a little more depth of flavor.
Vanilla extract: added to compliment the flavors
Vegan chocolate chips: if you aren't vegan, any feel free to use milk, semi sweet, or dark chocolate chips.
🔪 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Place peanut butter in a microwave-safe medium bowl and cover bowl with a paper towel.
- Heat peanut butter on high power for 30-45 seconds, or until the peanut butter is melted, stirring once or twice as it heats.
- In large bowl stir together spelt flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Wish the maple syrup and vanilla extract into the melted peanut butter. Stir until blended.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Using a large cookie scoop, drop cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheets. Flatten slightly.
- Bake 15 minutes, or until cookies are golden brown with crisp edges. Cool cookies 5 minutes on the cookie sheet.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack and allow them to cool completely.
🥄 Equipment
🥫Storage
Room temperature: store in an airtight container up to 5 days.
Freeze: store in a freezer safe airtight container up to 3 months.
📖 Variations
- Brown sugar or coconut sugar can be substituted for maple syrup
💭 Tips
- Use the back of a large spoon or the flat bottom of a drinking glass to flatten the cookies before baking as they are not cookies that will spread out on their own.
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🍽 Serve with..
Serve spelt cookies as a snack with a hot cup of tea.
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📖 Recipe
Spelt Chocolate Chip Cookies
Equipment
- Wooden spoon
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups Smart Balance Crunchy Peanut butter
- 2¼ cups spelt flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1½ cups maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1½ cups vegan chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Place peanut butter in a microwave-safe bowl and cover bowl with a paper towel.
- Heat peanut butter on high power for 30-45 seconds, or until the peanut butter is melted, stirring once or twice as it heats.
- In large bowl stir together spelt flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Add melted peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir until blended. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Using a large cookie scoop, drop cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Flatten slightly.
- Bake 15 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges. Cool cookies 5 minutes on the cookie sheet.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack and allow them to cool completely.
Rita says
I do love the title of your blog; guess why....
Rita
Rita says
Great discovery a healthy cookie and with chocolate chips! love it, nowI have to look for spelt flour.
Helene says
I would lose my control over your cookies also. Good luck with your move.
Leslie says
I have never used spelt flour. I love bread made with it! I suppose I should pick me up some! Love the cookies
Cheryl says
Those look and sound yummy!
pigpigscorner says
Well at least it's a healthier cookie =)
Cristine says
CCC's are the best! 🙂
Amanda says
oh I bet those were marvelous, they look amazing!
Mags says
I love using spelt flour too. Going to have to give these cookies a try....then ship them off to the co-irkers too!
Shelby says
lapetitepancake - here is a good article on what spelt flour is. http://bakingbites.com/2008/04/what-is-spelt-flour/
ajcabuang04 says
Yay for cookies that are good for you! ha. Sounds delicious!
lapetitepancake says
These look tasty!
Does spelt flour add some nutritional value or what's the low-down?
Is there a big taste difference?
I'm tempted to try whole wheat flour, but maybe spelt flour is where it's at.
moderncomfortfood says
Yummo, Shelby! If you ever decide you want "to get rid of them" again, please let me know. I'm always ready to help out.
Megan says
A cookie that is good for me? I'll have to make these for a vegan friend and leave just a few here for me. They look great!
Hope everything is going well for you! Have a great Sunday!
bellini valli says
Who wouldn't eat more than just one chocolate chip cookie!
Fallon says
Yum!!! I wouldn't picky about chocolate chips either ;). I just picked up spelt flour and can't wait to try it in some cookies I plan on making.
Pamela says
They look outstanding! It's not a surprise that you had a tough time with the self control based on looks alone. ;o)
Tupper Cooks! says
Nice- send some this way!
Pegasuslegend says
never had anything like these would love to try them love the healthy cookies and sure they taste awesome! They sure look fantastic!