Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cold
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 teaspoons honey
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 egg, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (I like to use Ghirardelli)

Preparation

Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a medium mixing bowl; set aside.
Beat butters, sugars, applesauce, and honey on medium speed until creamy, about 3 minutes.
Beat in egg and vanilla.
Gradually beat in flour mixture, just until combined.
Scrape down bowl (for flour buildup on the sides) and stir in chocolate chips.
Set OVEN to 375\u00b0F (If using dark or nonstick pan, lower temperature to 350\u00b0F).
Drop dough by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are set but centers are still soft; cookies should NOT be browning yet.
*optional: You can quickly chill dough or dropped cookie dough on baking sheets in the freezer 10-15 minutes before baking, for a thicker cookie.
You can also position oven racks to top and bottom thirds of oven; halfway through baking, rotate cookie sheet top to bottom and front to back.