These are the BEST low sodium cookies! I have a secret ingredient that actually wasn’t planned! It’s coconut oil! SO DELICIOUS!! This will become your go to recipe and you’ll in fact never hunt another cookie recipe to satisfy that sweet tooth! “Low Sodium Chocolate Chip Cookies: A Healthy Recipe”
You will not be able to tell that these cookies have a low mg of sodium. A lot of sodium free cookies have unsalted butter in the recipe, instead of regular salted butter.
BUT, I replaced the butter for coconut oil! A couple of months ago I had to start a dairy free diet, but I wanted some cookies and my first batch was with butter.
Next time, I made these cookies with coconut oil and I could not believe the difference in taste! These cookies are so soft in the middle, but crispy on the outside! I’ll always make these cookies with coconut oil from now on! YUMMY!
So, I made these sodium free chocolate chip cookies and I was AMAZED how good these healthy cookies were!
So many cookie recipes can be created healthier by a few changes or exchanges made in the simple ingredients.
How to create healthy recipes!
- Exchange the regular butter with an unsalted butter (less mg sodium) or coconut oil
- Replace the regular white flour with almond flour(Almond flour chocolate chip cookies)
- Exchange the brown sugar with sugar alternatives
- Exchange the regular chocolate chips with sugar free chocolate chips that don’t have the added sugar (sugar free chips do have an additional cost)
- For low-fat chocolate chip cookies reduce or cut in half the amount of chocolate chips in a recipe
Can I leave salt out of cookie recipe?Yes, if you are on a low-sodium diet you can leave the salt out of your cookie recipe and still have delicious recipes.
How do you reduce salt in cookies?You can either leave the salt out of the recipe completely or you can cut the salt amount in half of a regular cookie recipe.
Is baking powder reduced sodium OK for cookies?Yes, you can use a sodium free baking powder. There is one made by Ener-g brand that will work for low-sodium cookies for those individuals who are on a low sodium diet.
How should cookies be when they come out of the oven? Lightly brown, because they will continue to bake a few minutes on a hot baking pan.
Do cookies keep baking after you take them out? Yes, if you leave them on a hot cookie sheet they will continue to bake for a few minutes.
How long should cookies sit after coming out of oven? At least 10 minutes on a cookie cooling rack until they hold their shape.
What goes into low sodium chocolate chip cookies?
- coconut oil or unsalted butter
- light brown sugar and sugar
- large eggs
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- baking soda
- chocolate chips or chunks
What do I need to make chocolate chip cookies?
- large bowl
- wooden spoon
- parchment paper – if you don’t have any parchment paper, then be sure to spray your baking sheet with oil
- cookie sheet or baking sheet
- cooling rack
- cookie scoop or a tablespoon
How do I make low sodium chocolate chip cookies? Scroll down for printable recipe card
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Add a sheet of parchment paper to a baking sheet
- Gather supplies and recipe ingredients
- Take a large bowl and add the room temperature coconut oil, the oil needs to be liquid
- Add sugars, eggs and vanilla extract, mix until smooth
- Add the dry ingredients of all-purpose flour, and baking soda, mix well
- Fold in chocolate chips
- Take cookie dough and roll into 1 tablespoon size dough ball or scoop up a tablespoon size with a cookie scoop and place on parchment paper
- Place the little balls at least 1 inch apart and gently press down a little bit the top of the cookie so they will flatten out.
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown
- Then, place onto a cooling rack and allow to cool.
“Low Sodium Chocolate Chip Cookies: A Healthy Recipe”
Is it better to store cookies in the fridge or on the counter? Cookies will stay fresh on the counter for up to two weeks in an airtight container and up to three weeks in the refrigerator.
How do I store homemade cookies?After the cookies have completely cooled, place them into an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Can I store cookies in a Zip-loc bag? Yes, a Zip-loc bag is airtight, so your cookies will stay fresh.
How do you keep cookies crisp when storing?To keep cookies crispy you will need to place them into an airtight container and some experts say to add a piece of bread, so that the bread will absorb any excess moisture in the container. This allow the cookies to stay crisp.
You can also bake the cookies at 300 degrees for a few minutes for crispy cookies.
Can I freeze chocolate chip cookies?Yes, you can freeze cookies up to 3 months. They are delicious frozen!
How do you thaw frozen cookies? Just lay your cookies out at room temperature and they will thaw.
How long do cookies last on the counter? For approximately 2 weeks, but they will stay fresh longer in the refrigerator and stay good up to 6 months in the freezer.
Should I refrigerate chocolate chip cookies?No, you do not need to refrigerate your cookies. Keeping them in the refrigerator will make the cookie soft.
How long will homemade chocolate chip cookies last? Homemade cookies will last longer in the refrigerator for about three weeks and up to 6 months in the freezer.
What other kind of low sodium cookies can I make?You can leave out the chocolate chips and then you have an oatmeal cookie recipe. Or, you can add some Jif natural peanut butter and have healthy peanut butter cookies.
There are also recipes for low sodium lemon cookies with real lemon juice and ginger cookies.
So, next time that the whole family wants a batch of cookies, make these cookies. They will soon become personal favorites of the entire family and will be the best dessert that you can make!
Yield: 40 cookies
Low Sodium Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are the best low sodium cookies ever! Soft in the middle and crispy on the outside, the perfect cookies!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup of melted coconut oil
- 1 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder sodium free or 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups chocolate chips or chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Add a sheet of parchment paper to a baking sheet
- Gather supplies and recipe ingredients
- Take a large bowl and add the room temperature coconut oil, the oil needs to be liquid
- Add sugars, eggs and vanilla extract, mix until smooth
- Add the dry ingredients of all-purpose flour, and baking soda, mix well
- Fold in chocolate chips
- Take cookie dough and roll into 1 tablespoon size dough ball or scoop up a tablespoon size with a cookie scoop and place on parchment paper
- Place the little balls at least 1 inch apart and gently press down a little bit the top of the cookie so they will flatten out.
- Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown
- Then, place onto a cooling rack and allow to cool.
Here are some more low sodium cookies!
Low Sodium Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies
Low Sodium Lemon white chocolate chip cookies
Low Sodium S’mores cookies
Try some of our other Easy Recipes!
- Cookies and Cream Oreo Brownies
- Easy 1 Bowl Brownies
- Lemon Bars
- Cranberry White Chocolate Pecan Cookies
- 4 Ingredient Banana Pudding
- S’mores Cookies
- Peanut Butter S’mores Bars
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