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Correo Electrónico
Ingredientes
- The Best Ever Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Slightly adapted from Bev’s Chocolate Chip Cookies from Eating Well
- 3/4 c. rolled oats
- 1 c. whole-wheat flour*
- 1/2 t. baking soda
- 1/2 t. fine sea salt
- 1/2 c. coconut oil (in solid form)
- 1/3 c. granulated sugar
- 1/3 c. light brown sugar
- 1 large farm fresh egg
- 1 t. pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 c. milk chocolate chips
- 1/8 c. cacao nibs
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