Saskatchewan Flax Development Commission

Salted Pistachio and Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Source:   |  Category: Baking, Ground Flaxseed

These cookies are delicious! The prefect amount of salty and sweet, with the added bonus of a flax egg!

Ingredients:

  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) ground flax seed
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) water
  • 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) unbleached all-purpose flour 
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp (2 mL) baking soda
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) canola oil
  • 2/3 cup (150 mL) granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup (75 mL) packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla, butter and nut flavoring or 2 tsp (10 mL) vanilla extract
  • 4 oz (114 mL) chocolate baking bar, cut into small chunk
  • 1 cup (250 mL) salted shelled roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped
2 Tbsp ground flax seed1/3 cup water1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp baking powder1/2 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt1/3 cup canola oil2/3 cup granulated sugar1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar1 tsp vanilla, butter and nut flavoring or 2 tsp vanilla extract4 oz chocolate baking bar, cut into small chunk1 cup salted shelled roasted pistachios, coarsely chopped

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 °F (190 °C). Coat two baking sheets with cooking spray. 
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together ground flaxseed and water, let stand 2 minutes.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; set aside. 
  4. Combine oil, sugars, vanilla, butter and nut flavoring in with the flax mixture.
  5. Gradually mix the flour mixture into the flax mixture. Stir in the chocolate chunks and nuts.
  6. Spoon 12 mounds on each baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake 11 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are JUST slightly brown. (They will not look completely cooked at this point.) Place baking sheets on wire racks 1 full minute before removing from baking sheets. 

Yield:  24 cookies. 

Serving Size: 1 cookie. Each cookie contains 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground flax.

Nutritional Analysis

Calories150
Total Fat1.5 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Carbohydrates17 g
Fiber1 g
Sugars9 g
Protein2 g
Sodium150 mg
Potassium20 mg