The Daily Balance

Emily from Go Chocolate or Go Home

If you ask my boyfriend, he’ll gladly tell you that, when I’m not blogging about chocolate, I’m usually eating it. Still, despite my seemingly one-track-mind, I really do appreciate balance. Which is why, today I bring you: guilt-free pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.

Chocolate chips? Cookies? How can that be guilt free?
Answer: There is NO butter! Instead, it uses a little bit of oil and a lot of canned pumpkin. Pumpkin is all kinds of good for you, and haven’t you heard? Dark chocolate is going to single handedly save your life. Plus, I like to make my cookies small, so I can eat more of them.

But, you ask, if they’re so healthful, can they actually taste good?

These cookies are award winning, show stopping, and knock-your-socks off good! The recipe is originally from Ms. Cookie Madness herself. But as I have made them 1,000 times, I no longer use the recipe.

Well, actually–it’s honesty time– what really happened was, I printed the recipe a long time ago, and then, recently all of my paper recipes became napkins in a water disaster (don’t ask). So, last night I made a batch of these puppies relying on my oh-so-great memory, and… they didn’t come out so good. They tasted like pancakes instead of cookies (I think I doubled the egg!).
But they really need to taste good because I am sharing them at training workshop we’re having tomorrow at work, so I made them again tonight.

When they came out, (the second time) they looked like this:

Cookie goodness

A little wonky shaped to be sure, but, truth be told, I like my cookies in all different shapes. And, these totally taste like heaven.

Add a spot of tea, and you’re ready for a balanced, delicious, wholesome afternoon snack.

Cookies and a spot of tea

11 Responses to “Daily Delish – Guilt-free pumpkin chocolate chip cookies (guest post)”

1. K said:

   Healthy cookies! Gotta love it Wonky shaped just makes the more unique!

   Posted on June 10, 2009 at 10:18 am | Reply
2. Melissa @ For the Love of Health said:

   yum yum yum!

   Posted on June 10, 2009 at 11:22 am | Reply
3. kristisummer said:

   These good cookies look awesome and they are healthy?

   Posted on June 10, 2009 at 12:36 pm | Reply
4. Sagan said:

   Hehe baking doesn’t work quite as well as cooking when you’re guessing with the measurements! They look like tasty cookies.

   Posted on June 10, 2009 at 12:43 pm | Reply
5. kilax said:

   Those sound so awesome! I may have to try them!

   Posted on June 10, 2009 at 1:19 pm | Reply
6. Emily L. said:

   They’re as healthy as cookies come! They taste like cake and love!

   Posted on June 10, 2009 at 2:34 pm | Reply
7. Lauren said:

   Sounds yummy! I’d eat that with my green tea right now, Mmmm!!!

   Posted on June 10, 2009 at 3:52 pm | Reply
8. Sami - Life, Laughs & Lemmings said:

   Seriously, they look so good I could even eat the batter!

   Posted on June 10, 2009 at 4:59 pm | Reply
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10. Emily L. said:

    I eat the batter all the time!

    Posted on June 10, 2009 at 6:28 pm | Reply
11. Linda said:

    What a creative recipe. I’m always on the hunt for lower-cal baking substitutions, and I like the pumpkin idea.

    Posted on June 11, 2009 at 11:38 am | Reply