Exam time means long study spells and that needs a lot of concentration. The health needs to stay intact during the exam time. Parents need to be really careful about the food their kids eat during the exam time. I believe in my easy chocolate chip cookies recipe for my ladoo during his exam time snacking.
Most mothers pick wafers and frozen items for snacking purposes and compromise with health.
My chewy chocolate chip cookies recipe comes as a rescue.
You know that I am a constant advocate of developing early age healthy eating habits.
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Wheat Germ Chocolate Chip Cookies
You need some food that helps your child study well and keep him energized. This healthy whole wheat cookie with honey, flax seed, wheat germ, and Choco chips makes a perfect companion during the study time. “Journal of School Health” in April 2008, found a positive link between a diet rich in nutritious food, including whole grains, and positive academic performance.
This recipe has four superfoods:
Whole wheat: This provides the necessary glucose to the brain. The stabilized source of energy to a child's brain helps them focus on study. Read the benefits of whole wheat at wholegrainscouncil.org.
Honey: It is tremendous in preventing metabolic stress and achieves restful sleep. I have explained the benefits of honey in my recipe of almonds glazed with honey.
Flaxseed: It is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acid. Omega 3 fatty acid is helpful in managing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Benefits of Flax seeds are explained beautifully on WebMD.
Toasted Wheat Germ: Wheat germ is full of protein and fiber. The vitamins (B1 and B6) help proper mood chemicals. Organic facts list down the benefits of wheat germ.
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Let’s make eggless healthy chocolate chip cookies
In a bowl, dissolve flax seed powder into 3 tbs of water and set aside for 5 minutes.
In another bowl add whole wheat flour, wheat germ, butter, salt, baking soda, and sugar. Mix everything well until you get a crumbly mixture. Do not over knead the dough.
Now add honey, flax seed solution, and 1 tsp of the chocolate essence to the crumbled mixture. Combine all these and make a dough.
Add chocolate chips to the dough and place the prepared dough into refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Keeping the dough in the refrigerator helps to stabilize the butter. After shaping when cookies will go into the oven, they will get enough time to rise. Whereas if you will bake cookies immediately after kneading the dough, cookies will spread, instead of rising, because of the melted butter.
Let’s bake our easy chocolate chip cookies
Keep the oven for preheating at 180 °C.
Now divide the dough into 16 equal parts and shape each of them. Roll each portion into a smooth round ball and slightly flatten it.
I like my cookies to be soft and chewy so I purposely shaped them thick. Place the shaped cookies on a baking tray leaving some space in-between.
Tip: Spread parchment paper before placing the cookies on the tray. Your cookies will not stick with the baking tray during baking.
Bake these shaped cookies in a preheated oven at 160 °C for 18 min or until the edges turn golden. Once done take out the cookies out from the oven.
Place the cookies on a wired rack for some time and allow them to cool completely.
As I said earlier, I like my cookies to be soft and chewy. I got the perfect texture of my choice with this recipe. Once cool completely store these cookies in an airtight container. These are my award-winning chocolate chip cookie recipe.
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Baking Trays| Parchment Paper | Flax Seed | Honey | Wheat Germ
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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies with Honey
Quick and Healthy Toasted Wheat Germ Chocolate Chip Cookies makes a great healthy snack especially when you need something quick to eat.
Ingredients
- 150 gm Whole Wheat Flour
- 50 gm Wheat Germ
- 30 gm Honey
- 50 gm Powdered Sugar
- 80 gm Unsalted Butter
- 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tbs Flax Seed Powder
- 3 tbs Water
- 1 tsp Chocolate Essence
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1/4 cup Choco Chips
Instructions
- In a bowl, dissolve flax seed powder into 3 tbs of water and set aside.
- In another bowl, add whole wheat flour, wheat germ, butter, salt, baking soda, and sugar. Mix everything well until you get a crumbly mixture.
- Add honey, prepared flaxseed solution, and 1 tsp of the chocolate essence to the crumbled mixture. Combine all these and make a dough.
- Add chocolate chips to the dough and place the prepared dough into refrigerator for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven at 180 °C.
- Divide the dough into 16 equal parts and shape each.
- Place the shaped cookies on a baking tray leaving some space in-between.
- Bake these shaped cookies in a preheated oven at 160 °C for 18 min or until the edges turn golden.
- Once done take out the cookies out from the oven.
- Place the cookies on a wired rack for some time and allow them to cool completely.
- Once cooled completely store these cookies in an airtight container.
Notes
- I have used wheat germ for this recipe, in case you don’t have wheat germ, add 50 gm of wheat flour or oats. Rest of the recipe will remain same.
- To make the recipe healthier I have added honey. You can substitute honey with 30 gm of brown/white sugar.
- Baking time depends upon the shape. Thicker the cookies, more time required to bake.
- You can replace flax seed solution with an egg.
- Skip adding salt if you are using salted Butter.
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what settings should i use for these cookies in the OTG? bottom and top heater on and fan on? They came out really good the first time and ok the second time. I suspect i forgot the oven settings and changed them, hence asking.
Read the recipe again. The oven settings are mentioned in it.
Thanks
Sonia
Recipe doesn’t say if fan in convection should be on or off. Please advice
In the recipe you will find the temperature setting separately mentioned for OTG and for Convection. Just follow the convection settings if you have fan option in your oven.
Hii….. Any other alternative way of baking I. Mean other than oven….. As I m having microwave
You can do baking on gas stove as well. Just watch my video recipe of pineapple upside down cake to know how to bake of gas.
Happy Baking
Sonia
Sonia butter has to be at room temperature or cold. Please confirm
Deepika,
The butter should be cold but soft as well otherwise it will not blend easily.
Happy Baking
Sonia
Hi Sonia
Can i replace sugar with jaggery?
Hi Prachi,
Yes you can replace however the texture will change.
Happy Baking
hi Sonia,
JUst one qs, 1st we preheat for 180 and then preheat at 160 and baking at 160… can u explain how to do that in a microwave convection?
Hello Uttara,
You preheat the oven at the baking temperature only. If the recipe is asking you to bake at 160.. then you preheat the oven at 160 only.
Regards
Sonia
Sonia,
What is wheat germ? Is it the wheat bran that we get??
Lavanya, I have given a link in the recipe that will give all the required details about wheat germ. Please go through the same.
Regards
Sonia
What is a substitute of wheat germ?
Hi Payal,
There is no substitute for Wheat Germ. But as an alternative, you can replace germ with oats.
Sonia
Hello Sonia,
I am going to try this for my daughter who till now did not like anything I baked. I am just starting baking and a novice in this area.
It will be good if you tell what is the importance of each item in baking. Like in this recipe we used flax seeds powder. So what is the use of it, i know its very healthy.
Will keep you posted how it went…my fingers are crossed.
I used conversion table…but it will be really helpful for novice people like me if you share measurement in cup too.
Thanks,
Shalini
Hello Shalini,
1- Flaxseed is a healthy replacement for the egg is eggless baking.
2- Cups measurements are never perfect because of the variety of cups available in the market. I have developed a habit of being more accurate by using the metric system and give a quantity in grams.
Sonia
Hello Sonia,
many thanks, its the only recipe which my daughter liked. She ate several cookies which made me really happy. some more queries:
Egg is needed to rise ? can i use flax seeds powder in other recipe too?
and in what amount i should replace it with egg? 1 egg= 1tbsp flax seeds mixed with 3tbsp water.
Shalini
Hello Shalini,
It is not correct to assume that flaxseed can be used as an egg replacer in every recipe. However, the formula you mentioned is correct.
– Sonia
Can you please give the measurements in cup / tbsp for this recipe?
Hello Tharika,
Please use the following conversion table.
https://anybodycanbake.com/conversion-table/
– Sonia
Pls edit your recipe as choco chips is not written in ingredients but mentioned in method to add.thanks
Thanks Mona for notifying. I have updated the recipe card. Thanks again.
Hi Sonia
How long should I bake if I want to crunchier? And should they be shaped thinner for that?
Thanks
Hi Shwetha, to get crispier cookies, when you shape the cookies, flatten it by pressing it between your palms. Then bake it for 15-18 minutes.
Regards
Sonia
I don’t have wheatgerm,can I make without that?
Hi Deepthi, Please read the complete recipe again. I have mentioned many tricks including what you can do in case you don’t have wheat germ.
Regards
Sonia
Is it essenrial to use butter. Whats the substitute for it
Hi Ranjani,
There are other substitutes to butter, but they are unhealthy for example Margarine. You may use Ghee as well, however, it will increase the amount of calories per cookie.
Regards
Sonia
Hi if I don’t wish to use honey, can I replace with milk and add some extra cane/ palm sugar? How much can I add and will it majorly affect the texture of the cookie?
Hi Arthi,
Instead of honey you can use 30gm of palm sugar and add 2 table spoon of milk as well. The texture of the cookie will be slightly different and on a crunchier side.
Regards
Sonia