2 Ingredient Healthy Chocolate Cookies
Rich and chewy chocolate brownie cookies made with just 2 ingredients. This recipe doesn't contain any flour, refined sugar, butter or eggs!
Ingredients
- 8 medjool dates, approx 149 grams, pitted
- 3-4 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
- In a medium bowl, soak dates in warm water for 10-15 minutes to soften. Then drain from water.
- Place dates into a food processor and pulse until a paste forms. Add in 3 tbsp of cocoa powder. Pulse again until a dough ball forms and cocoa powder is evenly mixed in. Taste and decide if you want to add an additional 1 tbsp of cocoa powder. Adding more cocoa powder will make the chocolate flavor richer but also a little more bitter. It will be closer to a dark chocolate flavor. If you add the additional cocoa powder, pulse again until evenly mixed. If your dough appears to be too dry or too firm, add ½-1 tbsp of water and pulse again.
- Scoop 1 tbsp dough balls. Place onto prepared baking sheet, spaced 2 inches apart. Using the palm of your hand or the back of a spoon, flatten the dough balls into round disks about ¼ inch thick.
- No Bake version: You can eat the cookies as is, or you can place them into the refrigerator for about one hour. Placing them in the fridge will let them firm up a little more and dry the surface, making them easier to hold.
- Baked version: Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. The cookies will not change much during baking. The purpose of the baking is just to let the flavors develop better and make them firmer.
Notes
- These cookies are very rich so you can make them smaller as well. I've made them with just 1 tbsp of dough per cookie, which also cuts down on the sugar.
- I do not have substitute ingredients for either the dates or the cocoa powder for this recipe. If you have other questions about the dates or cocoa powder, please see the ingredient section of the post where I discuss the ingredients in more detail including where to buy them.
- The cookies in the photos are the no bake version. The baked version will have a drier appearance.
- The recipe calls for pitted dates. That means you do need to remove the seed before placing them in the food processor.
- You do need a food processor to turn the dates into a date paste.
- The estimated nutrition uses 4 tbsp of cocoa powder.
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 96kcal, Carbohydrates: 26g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 1g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 1mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 21g, NET CARBS: 23
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. This is not a comprehensive list of all the nutrients in the recipe (i.e., does not include vitamins, cholesterol, etc). I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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