Creamy Carob Cookies (Chocolate Chip Alternative)
These Carob Cookies are the perfect alternative to a classic chocolate chip cookie! If you need to avoid chocolate, carob is about the closest you can get to satisfy a serious chocolate craving. These cookies are soft, come together quickly and freeze up perfectly to save some for later!
Ingredients
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- 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup salted butter, softened (2 sticks)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups carob chips, plus more for sprinkling on top if desired
- Sea salt, for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder to a small mixing bowl and stir. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and both sugars with an electric hand mixer until creamy.
- Add the vanilla and eggs and beat again until creamy.
- Add the dry ingredients and beat just until combined.
- Add the carob chips and stir until evenly distributed throughout the cookie dough.
- Use a cookie scoop to drop 1.5 tbsp of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet (or greased) baking sheet.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes, until the edges are beginning to turn golden brown.
- Allow cookies to cool for a few minutes on the sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool fully.
- Sprinkle with sea salt after cookies have cooled enough to eat and enjoy!
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