Canyon Ranch's Legendary Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe #371855
A (somewhat) healthy version of chocolate chip cookies from the Canyon Ranch Spa that uses low-fat cream cheese to replace some of the oil, as well as part whole wheat flour. The recipe was printed in their cookbook, "Canyon Ranch: Nourish: Indulgently Healthy Cuisine".
by blucoat
20 min | 10 min prep
38 cookies
- 1/4 cup butter, cold
- 1/3 cup low-fat cream cheese, cold
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or salt
- 1 (6 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly coat a baking sheet with canola oil or cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar on low speed with an electric mixer. Add egg yolks and vanilla and mix on low until just combined.
- In a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add to butter mixture and mix by hand until combined. Portion heaping teaspoonfuls (or use a 3/4 ounce scoop) onto baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake for 7 minutes. Lightly flatten cookies with finger. Rotate baking sheet and bake an additional 3 minutes.
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