I am so excited to share my chocolate brownie cookies with y’all today! Every once in a while you just need a little something sweet. I am not going to try to pass these off to you all as a health food, because they clearly are not.
But they are a delicious little treat that won’t set you back TOO far. At 2 PointsPlus on Weight Watchers and only 80 calories a piece, you can enjoy one of these without feeling too down on yourself.
These taste like a cross between a cookie and a brownie, and they are so good! My husband and my toddler happily gave the stamp of approval.
I am starting to experiment with coconut oil more in my cooking. I used it in these cookies, and the results were pretty good. I do detect a very faint coconut flavor, but it does not bother me in these cookies. I wondered to myself if I would have even noticed, had I not made them myself. If you are anti-coconut, feel free to use butter instead.
This recipe was inspired by Cooking Light’s Cocoa Fudge Cookies. I stayed pretty close to the original recipe, except for using coconut oil and greek yogurt, rather than plain yogurt. I also prefer using a silicon baking mat, rather than cooking spray.
Chocolate Brownie Cookies
These chocolate brownie cookies are like a cross between a brownie and a cookie, and they are made with coconut oil and Greek yogurt.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 5 tablespoons organic unrefined coconut oil
- 7 Tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2/3 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup Fage 2% plain Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Mix the flour, salt and baking soda in a bowl and set aside.
- In a large saucepan, melt the coconut oil over medium heat until fully liquified.
- Remove oil from heat, and stir in sugars, cocoa and vanilla until well-combined.
- Stir in Greek yogurt.
- Mix in dry ingredients until well-combined.
- Form dough balls (about 2 tablespoons) and place on a cookie sheet lined with a silicon baking mat or parchment paper.
- Press each dough ball in a criss-cross pattern with a fork.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 8-9 minutes.
- Cool for about 3 minutes on the cookie sheet, and then transfer to wire rack to cool for a few more minutes.
Recipe Notes
A nutrition label generator was used to calculate nutritional information, and all information is approximate.
This recipe was adapted from Cooking Light's Cocoa Fudge Cookies
Be sure and let me know if you try these chocolate brownie cookies! Leave me a comment.
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Cheryl says
Just made these…they are so good! I made a couple small changes. I used spelt flour in place of all purpose and coconut sugar in place of granulated white sugar. I didn’t have any Greek yogurt so I used Icelandic yogurt which is very similar and with all the changes they still turned out great. Thank you for the great recipe I will definitely make these again 🙂
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
I am so happy that you enjoyed these, Cheryl. 🙂
Michelle Nahom says
Oh this looks like some serious yumminess!! I love brownies! I’d never turn down a brownie cookie. Now if I could just get someone to make them for me! Thank you for sharing this yummy recipe with us at Foodie Fridays!
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
Thanks Michelle 🙂
Staci @ anewstaci.blogspot.com says
I know it’s not organic, but LouAna coconut oil is for cooking and has ZERO coconut taste. The new, popular, Trim Healthy Mama is all about organic, but they still recommend the LouAna for cooking. That’s what I use because my husband despises coconut! I use the organic kind for body lotion, wounds, etc. The cookies look great!
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
Oh that is good to know about the LouAna!
Sarah says
These looks so good! YUMM8
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
Thanks Sarah 🙂
Christie Campbell says
Oh my. These look so fudgy good!! I think I have black beans in the pantry. Hmm….and it’s cold out…and we’re huddled on the couch watching college football. Oh yeah. Whipping up a batch in a minute!
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
Thanks Christie! I hope you enjoy them. 🙂
sleepingshouldbeeasy says
These are gorgeous, Marjorie! They remind me of peanut butter cookies. I love me a good brownie—totally bookmarking this 🙂
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
Thanks Nina! 🙂
Barb says
Do you think it would be possible to use fat free Greek yogurt in these cookies?
Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says
I think fat free Greek yogurt should do just fine in this recipe, Barb. I tend to use whichever one I happen to have on hand for my recipes. There is enough fat from the coconut oil to give them a slight crunch. Great question!