Yield: 32 servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
4 tablespoons | Unsalted butter -- softened |
4 tablespoons | Nonfat cream cheese -- (1/4 cup) |
⅓ cup | Sugar |
½ cup | Dark brown sugar -- firmly packed |
1 teaspoon | Pure vanilla extract |
1 cup | All-purpose flour |
½ cup | Dutch-processed cocoa |
¼ teaspoon | Salt |
¼ cup | Mint chocolate chips |
\N \N | Nonstick cooking spray |
Prep Time: 20 minutes Total time: 28 minutes Preheat oven to 350~. Spray 2 sheetpans with nonstick cooking spray.
In a medium mixing bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, sugar and brown sugar. Beat in vanilla. Into a small bowl, sift flour, cocoa and salt. Blend dry ingredients into butter mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Divide dough into quarters and taking one-eighth of a quarter, roll it between the palms of two hands to form a ball and place it on a sheetpan. Repeat to form 32 dough nuggets. Using the bottom of a glass, press the nuggets into 2-inch rounds. Bake for 8 minutes, until slightly puffed and very soft to the touch. Let cool on the pans for 1 minute before transferring to racks to cool completely. Makes 32 2-inch cookies.
Per cookie: Calories 63; fat 2 g (29%); sat fat 1 g; carbohydrate 10 g; protein 1 g; cholesterol 4 mg; sodium 31 mg.
Typed for you by Marjorie Scofield 9/28/95 Recipe By : Great Taste - Low Fat Desserts from Time Life From: Marjorie Scofield Date: 09-28-95 (22:08) (160) Fido: Recipes