Low Guilt chocolate chip cookies

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tbaking powder
3/4 t salt
1/2 c applesauce
1 c packed brown sugar
1/4 c butter, softened
1 T vanilla extract
1 large egg
1 c semisweet chocolate chips
Cooking spray
Preparation Preheat oven to 375°.
Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk.
Spoon applesauce into a fine sieve over a bowl; let stand 15 minutes. Discard liquid. Scrape drained applesauce into a large bowl.
Add sugar and butter; beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
Beat in vanilla and egg.
Add flour mixture; beat at low speed until well-blended.
Fold in chips.
Drop by level tablespoons 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until almost set.
Cool on pan 2 to 3 minutes or until firm.
Remove cookies from pan; cool on wire racks.
Yield
3 dozen (serving size: 1 cookie)
Nutritional Information
CALORIES 78(33% from fat); FAT 2.9g (sat 1.7g,mono 0.9g,poly 0.2g); PROTEIN 0.8g; CHOLESTEROL 10mg; CALCIUM 20mg; SODIUM 87mg; FIBER 0.2g; IRON 0.5mg; CARBOHYDRATE 12.8g

Cooking Light, JANUARY 2001