Balsamic Chocolate Drops

Originally from Habeas Brulee, via FatFree Vegan.

Ingredients

• 1 c. flour
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
  
• 5 T. margarine
• 1/2 c. + 1 T. cocoa powder (not dutched)
• 1/2 c. dark brown sugar (packed)
• 1/3 c. nonfat plain yoghurt
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 T. balsamic vinegar
  
• 1/4 c. mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1/2 T. cinnamon and sugar mixture
  

Methodology

1. Preheat oven to 350.

2. Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add chips. Set aside.

3. In a sauce pan over low heat, melt the margarine. When it is done, turn off and add the sugar and the cocoa. Mix. Add the yoghurt, vanilla, and vinegar.

4. Add dry into wet. Don't overmix. Also if you are clever, wait a few extra minutes for the wet to cool enough that it won't melt the chocolate chips. Oops.

5. Drop tablespoons of dough about an inch apart on greased cookie sheets and flatten down gently. Mix the cinnamon and sugar and the sea salt and sprinkle on top. Bake about 10-11 minutes, switching the sheets halfway through.

Notes

*Makes 24 cookies, about 79 calories each.

*Honestly...this isn't what I was expecting. I ate 4 of them trying to decide if I like them, so I won't say they're bad, but they're quite savory and serious chocolate without being sweet. Actually, I think they're very much a Claire sort of cookie - she likes the savory, while I am the one with a sweet tooth.

Anyway, definitely more of a "nibble at during tea time, paired with some strawberries" than "dunk in your milk after school" cookie. Sophisticated, I think is what I mean. And also these strawberries are delicious. Mm.

*2.5/7 on the disaster index. Easy come, easy go.

*Daniel's assessment was that they are not undersweetened but a bit too dry. He recommends using low fat yoghurt instead of nonfat. I will try this.