I love crinkle cookies, but the traditional recipe is loaded with calories, fat and sugar. In this recipe, I altered just a few ingredients to make these cookies low fat, low cal and healthier overall. Although these cookies are healthier than traditional cookies, they are not something that you should binge on. Remember that you can have everything in moderation.

Ingredients

• 1/2 a cup of granulated sugar
• A dash of salt
• 1 cup of stevia
• 1/4 cup of vegetable oil
• 1/3 of a cup of applesauce
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 a tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 1 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 cups of all purpose flour
• 1/2 tbsp of baking powder
• 1/2 cup or up to 1 cup of icing sugar

Recipe

1. Add the granulated sugar, stevia, applesauce, salt, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla extract into a mixing bowl and whisk together
2. In a separate bowl add the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and mix
3. Add the wet ingredients to the dry in 3 parts mixing in between each time
4. Put the batter in the fridge at least 4 hours or overnight. If you are in a rush pop the batter into the freezer for half an hour
5. Check the dough to see if it sticks to your hands when you try to roll it. If it sticks then let the dough chill for a bit longer.
6. Preheat the oven to 350°
7. Form the dough into small balls
8. Then coat the balls in icing sugar
9. If the dough starts to get sticky, pop it back into the fridge
10. Place the coated cookies on a cookie tray and bake for about 10 to 12 minutes depending on the size of your cookies or until a toothpick comes out clean
11. When the cookies are done take them out of the oven immediately and place on a cooling rack
12. Enjoy

Freezer instructions

To freeze these balls repeat the same steps as above just don’t roll them into the icing sugar and just place them in an air right container or a zip lock bag and keep them in the freezer for up to 2 months. Once you take them out of the freezer there is no need to defrost them just roll them into the icing sugar and bake.