This cookie has something for everyone.
The crust is chocolate chip cookie dough; the filling is a rich
brownie. They are a little more involved to make, but well worth
the effort.
Chocolate Chip Fudgy
Cups
- Chocolate Chip Dough:
1/3 cup stick butter, softened
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup Equal® Spoonful*
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
-
- Fudge Nut Filling:
1 cup Equal® Spoonful**
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1/3 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
6 tablespoons stick butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For Chocolate Chip Dough: Beat 1/3 cup butter with electric mixer until
fluffy. Beat in 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla until blended. Mix
in 1/3 cup Equal®* and brown sugar until combined. Combine
1 cup flour, baking soda, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Mix into butter
mixture.
- Stir in chocolate chips. Form dough into
circle about 1/2-inch thick. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and
freeze while preparing Fudge Nut Filling.
- For Fudge Nut Filling: Combine 1 cup Equal®**, 3/4 cup flour, cocoa,
nuts, baking powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat applesauce, 6
tablespoons butter, 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla until blended.
Stir in combined flour mixture until well blended.
- Remove Chocolate Chip Dough from freezer.
Spread approximately 1 rounded tablespoonful of dough in each
of 24 mini-muffin pans. Fill each with Fudge Nut Filling to top
of cup.
- Bake in preheated 350°F (175°C)
oven 15 to 18 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center
comes out clean. Let cool in muffin pans about 5 minutes. Remove
from pans and cool completely on wire racks.
- Store in airtight containers at room temperature.
Makes 2 dozen.
*May substitute 8 packets Equal sweetener
**May substitute 24 packets Equal sweetener
Nutrition Information Per Serving:
calories 138, protein 2 g, carbohydrate 14 g, fat 8 g, cholesterol
41 mg, sodium 106 mg.
Food Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 1/2 fat.
Recipe provided courtesy of Merisant Corporation ® and the
NutraSweet Company, makers of Equal®.
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