Applesauce Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

Made without dairy or oil, this applesauce cookie dough can be used for chocolate chip cookies, or customized in endless other ways.

Ingredients

1 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2 Stir applesauce, brown sugar, and white sugar together in a large bowl until sugars dissolve. Stir in egg and egg yolk until well blended. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix into a smooth dough. Fold in chocolate chips.
3 Use a disher scoop to drop uniform amounts of dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are dry and bottoms are golden brown, about 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.