Did you know that desserts is the perfect way to introduce yourself and your family to whole grains? The sugars and fats in sweets help balance out the hearty wholesomeness of whole wheat flour and other grains like oats and barley. In particular, these sea salted pecan chocolate chip cookies uses a bit of whole wheat flour to start introducing whole grains into your diet in a fabulous way.

Even more, by using half white and half whole wheat flours, you can get your loved ones used to healthy foods with little effort. They taste delicious and are easy to make! Feel free to reduce the amount of one flour for another. There is nothing wrong with taking it slow and easy when learning to eat healthier.

But I’ll be the first to say no one seems to realize there is whole grains in these cookies. They are simply that appetizing. I’ve also often found that when you add any type of nut to a bread it disguises the nuttiness flavor of whole wheat that some people can taste more than others. This makes these cookies the perfect place to sneak in some hearty and wholesome whole grains.

Once you’ve tried these salted pecan chocolate chip cookies and found you like them, try out our whole wheat classic chocolate chip cookies. Kids will devour them without abandon, so make a double batch. They are so delicious that you’ll be asking yourself, “Are you sure there are whole grains in this cookie?”

Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

These pecan chocolate chip cookies uses whole wheat flour to start introducing whole grains into your diet. By using whole wheat flours in sweets, you can get your loved ones used to healthy foods with little effort. They taste delicious and are easy to make!

Print Recipe

Prep Time15 minutes minutes

Cook Time10 minutes minutes

Total Time25 minutes minutes

Servings2 dozen

Calories 161.6

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups (187.5g) whole wheat flour
• 1 cup (113g) roughly chopped pecans
• ¾ cups (169.5g) chocolate chips
• ½ cup (113g) softened butter
• ¼ cup (56g) brown sugar
• ¼ cup (50g) white sugar
• 1 large (50g) egg
• ½ tsp (3g) baking soda
• ½ tsp (2.5mL) vanilla
• ¼ tsp (1g) salt

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375F (190C.)
• Combine flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl.
• In large bowl, beat softened butter and sugars until creamy.  Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth. Stir in flour mixture just until blended.  Fold in chocolate chips and pecans.
• Drop 1 tbs of batter approximately 2" (5cm) apart on a baking sheet.
• Bake 8 – 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown.  While still warm, sprinkle on a generous amount of sea salt onto each cookie. Cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Notes

When you are first introducing wheat to your diet, start out small.  Try 1/4 cup whole wheat flour and 1 cup white.  Over time, replace more and more of the white flour for whole wheat.  Even if you only get a small amount of whole wheat, you are gaining a lot of nutrients that are otherwise not present.

Nutrition Facts

Pecan Chocolate Chip Cookies

Serving Size

 

1 cookie

Amount per Serving

Calories

161.6

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

10

g

15

%

Saturated Fat

 

4.7

g

29

%

Monounsaturated Fat

 

0.1

g

Sodium

 

53

mg

2

%

Carbohydrates

 

16.5

g

6

%

Fiber

 

2

g

8

%

Protein

 

2.7

g

5

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

* Calories provided as a courtesy and not guaranteed.