I love it when I can bake cookies and call them somewhat healthy 🙂  That’s what these are.  They’re made with 100% whole wheat flour (you can also opt to use buckwheat flour).  You may also choose to use coconut oil over the butter that is called for in the recipe- it’s up to you. The result is a fudgy brownie-type cookie with extra chocolate chips packed in.  They’re perfect for chocolate lovers who like to bake with whole grains.

This cookie recipe comes from a book by Erin Dooner of the blog, Texan Erin Baking:  The Sweet Side of Ancient Grains- Decadent Whole Grain Brownies, Cakes, Cookies, Pies and More.  This book is all about 100% whole grain desserts!  Erin is an expert at creating whole grain desserts that don’t “taste” like whole grain desserts.  In other words, they’re delicious!  Beyond things like chocolate chips and extracts, all of these dessert recipes are also made without using any processed ingredients.  The ancient grains featured in the book are emmer, spelt, einkorn, quinoa, teff, buckwheat, and barley. If you’re not interested in ancient grains or don’t have access to them, don’t worry! Every recipe with ancient grains has also been tested with regular whole wheat or white whole wheat flour, so as long as you have some of that then you’re good to go for making every recipe in the book.  Every recipe has an accompanying photos.  There are some gluten free desserts included in the book as well as some dairy free recipes too.

This is the only recipe I baked from the book, but I can confirm that these cookies don’t taste weird or freaky-whole-grain in any way.  I used whole wheat flour for these, and my family happily gobbled them up just like they would any other decadent chocolate cookie.  I thought they were best eaten within a couple of days of baking, but they’d probably store great in a sealed container in the freezer too.

Whole Wheat Pumpkin Cookies by Cookie & Kate Iced Orange Cookies by RecipeGirl Honey- Whole Wheat Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Simple Bites High Energy Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies by RecipeGirl Whole Wheat S’Mores Cookies by Healthy Delicious

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