Lowfatchocolatechewies Recipes

LOW FAT CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees F and place oven racks in the middle positions.
• Line one or two sheet pans with foil or kitchen parchment. Set aside.
• Beat the egg whites with the salt to a soft peak stage (when the tops of the peaks fall over when whip is removed).
• Add the sugar slowly, beating until the mixture is very thick.
• Stir in the cocoa powder, vanilla, and chopped chocolate.
• Place walnut-size mounds of the batter on the sheet pans and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes until dry on the surface but still soft inside.
• Slide the foil or parchment with its cookies onto a cooling rack and cool for 5 minutes.
• Peel the foil or parchment off the still-warm cookies and cool them completely on rack.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY CHEWIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In large bowl, combine low fat sweetened condensed milk, flour, cocoa, egg white and vanilla.
• Stir in chocolate chips and cherries.
• Spray baking sheets with cooking spray.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets; bake 6 to 7 minutes.
• Store loosely covered at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 325 degrees F; line cookie sheet(s) with parchment paper.
• Toast nuts until fragrant and brown. Cool.
• Beat egg whites one at at time, then continue beating while adding powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and salt. Add vanilla; beat 2 minutes on high speed.
• Fold in toasted pecans. Drop by heaping tablespoon on baking sheet 2-inches apart.
• Bake in the middle of the oven 15-18 minutes or until dry on surface but soft in the center when pressed. DON'T OVERBAKE. Cool. Store in an airtight container for 3 days, or freeze up to 1 month.

EASY CHOCOLATE CHEWIES (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease a cookie sheet.
• Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl, (with mini chocolate chips, if using) stirring until smooth.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in icing sugar.
• Place 2-inches apart on cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Cool 10 minutes on cookie sheets.
• Remove to wire racks.

CHOCOLATE PECAN CHEWIES (FLOURLESS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners.
• Sift confectioners' sugar and cocoa together in a large bowl.
• Add pecans to sugar and cocoa mixture; stir to combine well.
• In a mixing bowl, using a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip egg whites until foamy, add salt and vanilla, and beat to soft peaks; do not allow mixture to get stiff or dry.
• Gently fold egg whites into the confectioners' sugar mixture, using a rubber spatula, until thoroughly combined.
• Using a spoon, drop batter onto a cookie sheet (12 to a sheet).
• Bake for approximately 10 minutes.