Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

Healthier lower sugar Mini Chocolate Cookies. Brilliant for after school snacks or to pop into packed lunches for kids

My kids are obsessed with those packets of mini cookies that you buy in the supermarket. I have no issue with them eating shop-bought snacks but I also like to have a couple of batches of home made snacks made every week. It's all part of a balanced diet right!

So I've made my own version of the mini cookies with less ingredients than the the shop bought version and less sugar too.

If this kind of thing is up your street then you can check out more of my Snack Recipes For Kids here.

How To Make Mini Cookies

Here's step by step images of how I make these Mini Cookies. They are honestly really easy to make and everything gets mixed in one bowl.

1. Whisk together unsalted butter and sugar then add vanilla extract and one egg and whisk again.

2. Add the dry ingredients - flour, oats, bicarbonate of soda and chocolate chips and mix with a spoon.

3. Take a teaspoon of the mixture at a time and add to a lined baking tray.

4. Then mould them into round cookie shapes.

They bake in the oven in just 10 minutes.

It's important to leave the cookies to cool on the baking tray for a few minutes. The cookies will still be soft when they come out of the oven but they will crisp up as they cool.

Substitutions

If you have food allergies in your family then there are some easy substitutions that you can make in this recipe.

• Gluten Free - you can use gluten free flour and oats in this recipe
• Dairy Free - you can substitute the butter for a dairy free spread and the chocolate chips for a dairy free alternative
• Egg Free - you can use an egg replacer too
• Chocolate Chips - if your child's school doesn't allow any chocolate in their lunchbox you can simply omit the chocolate chips. The cookies will still be delicious!

Storing & Freezing

These Mini Cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days. They have no preservatives like shop-bought cookies so after 3 days they will start to become a bit soft.

They can also be frozen. Add to a container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. They will defrost in about an hour at room temperature, so you can put them straight from the freezer into lunchboxes.

Where Is This Snack Box From?

This is the Pick Box Snack. It's my own line of mealtime products for kids.

More Snack Recipes?

Looking for more Snack Ideas For Kids? Try some of these recipes and I also highly recommend these Carrot Cookies too.

And if you're struggling with picky eating then check out my Tips For Fussy Eaters.

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Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies

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• Author: Ciara Attwell
• Prep Time: 15 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 25 minutes
• Yield: 48 1x
• Category: Snacks

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Description

Healthier lower sugar Mini Chocolate Cookies. Brilliant for after school snacks or to pop into packed lunches for kids

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Ingredients

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• 125g unsalted butter (at room temperature)
• 50g sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 1 medium egg
• 100g plain flour
• 100g oats
• ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 50g chocolate chips

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180c fan and line two baking trays with parchment paper.
2. Add the butter and sugar to a bowl and beat with an electric whisk.
3. Add the vanilla and egg and beat again.
4. Add the flour, oats, bicarb and chocolate chips and mix with a spoon.
5. Take a teaspoon of the mixture at a time and add to the baking trays. You should be able to make about 48 mini cookies.
6. Use a small spoon to mould the mixture into a round cookie shape.
7. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
8. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking tray for a few minutes. They will still be soft when removed from the oven but they will crisp up when cool.

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Notes

These Mini Cookies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days.

They can also be frozen. Add to a container or freezer bag and freeze for up to 3 months. They will defrost in about an hour at room temperature.