Trader Joes had peppermint bark bites and I just had to bake some cookies featuring these tasty finds! I had them healthier: used 1/2 c apple sauce in place of butter; replaces the brown sugar with coconut palm sugar; used some whole wheat flour and used coconut palm oil in place of the remaining butter. They still taste wonderful but are slightly healthier 😉
Ingredients:
1 1/4 c whole wheat flour
1 c all purpose flour
¾ c unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1 tsp baking Soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c applesauce
1/2 c coconut oil
1 c Coconut palm sugar of brown sugar
1/2 c Sugar
3 egg whites
1-½ tsp Vanilla
1 tsp Pure Peppermint Extract
9 oz peppermint bark pieces
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In the bowl of your mixer, beat aplle sauce and coconut palm oil with the sugars until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg whites beating until smooth. Add vanilla and peppermint extracts. On low speed, mix in the flour mixture a little at a time. Mix in peppermint bark.
Place teaspoons of dough on an ungreased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 – 12 minutes.
Cool for one minute on the pan before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
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