NORWEGIAN CHOCOLATE CHIP SUGAR COOKIES

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while margarine is often less expensive.

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: chocolate chunks

Dark chocolate has less sugar and chocolate chunks can be more economical.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber while cake flour can be less expensive.

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Coconut sugar is less processed, while white sugar is often cheaper.

Softened 1 cup of butter in a mixer bowl.

Add 1 and 3/4 cup of sugar to the butter.

Mix until light and fluffy.

Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and 2 eggs, mixing well after each addition.

In a separate bowl, mix 1 teaspoon of baking powder into 3 cups of flour.

Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients.

Fold in 1 cup of mini semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Divide the dough into four portions and roll each into a 15-inch log on a lightly floured surface.

Place the logs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Flatten each log with a fork.

Sprinkle cinnamon sugar (3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon mixed with 3 tablespoons sugar) on top of the logs.

Bake at 350°F for 15 to 17 minutes or until the edges are light brown.

Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before slicing them into 1-inch wide pieces with a pizza cutter.

Transfer the sliced cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

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