Chocolate Spinach Cookies

Chocolate Spinach cookies are so delicious, no one will know they’re better for you. Packed with whole grains, healthy fats, and even some veggies, you can even eat these for breakfast. This spinach dessert is perfect any time of day and super simple to whip together.

Before I had my first son, I preferred vanilla over chocolate. I know, crazy.

Spinach Cookies: a Better For You Guilty Pleasure

Like the width of my hips and my patience level, this aversion was totally shattered with my first pregnancy.

Now, I am a reformed chocolate lover. (I also have an unhealthy love for huge, greasy cheeseburgers now but that’s neither here nor there.) So when I woke up a few weeks ago craving soft chocolate cookies, I knew there was nothing to be done but make them.

Enter: chocolate spinach cookies. These treats are here to remind you that not everything delicious needs to be bad for you.

Tips for making spinach cookies

• I use spinach puree in this to add an extra dose of fiber, vitamins and nutrients. If you don’t have or don’t want to use it, you can sub in some Greek yogurt or 1/4 cup of more coconut oil.
• When serving my kids, I use refined coconut oil. It might not have the same benefits, but the strong taste isn’t there which my kids like better.
• If you don’t like coconut oil, feel free to use butter, olive oil, or another oil of choice.
• You can learn how to make oat flour here. If you’d like to skip it, just sub in an equal amount of normal flour.

Mix-In Ideas for chocolate spinach cookies

Here I used dark chocolate chips. We always have them on hand. I like the Ghiradelli bittersweet blend. You can use other mix ins, though – here’s a few I think would be great:

• White chocolate chips and dried cranberries
• Walnuts
• Peanut butter chips
• Butterscotch chips
• Mini marshmallows and graham cracker chunks

Chocolate Spinach Cookies

Packed with oats, oat flour, spinach puree, and coconut oil, you’d never think these were addictively good. Let’s just say, make sure you have someone to share with when making these. They’re admittedly less healthy when you eat the whole tray yourself.

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Chocolate Spinach Cookies

Chocolate Spinach cookies are so decadent, no one will know they’re better for you. Packed with whole grains, healthy fats, and even a little veggies, you can even eat these for breakfast. This spinach dessert is perfect any time of day and super simple to whip together. 

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Baked Goods, Kid friendly

Keyword cakey, chocolate, spinach

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Servings 12

Calories 284 kcal

Author Morgan

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons coconut oil melted
• 1/2 cup spinach puree
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 1/2 cup oat flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 heaping cup of dark chocolate chips or more to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350.
2. In a large bowl, combine together the dry ingredients. Set aside.
3. Whisk together the wet ingredients until well combined.
4. Fold the wet into the dry ingredients until just combined, being careful not to over mix.
5. Scoop onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper using a large spring-loaded cookie scoop.
6. Bake for 10 minutes. The centers will be just set and might look underbaked.
7. Cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before removing.

Recipe Notes

• You can substitute Greek yogurt with the puree if needed.
• Try other mix ins as well – walnuts or white chocolate chips would be great.
• Under bake these cookies just a bit to ensure they’re not dry.
• Spoon the oats into the measuring cup the same way you would when measuring flour rather than scooping from the canister. This ensures they will not be dry.
• If you want to skip the oat flour, just sub in with normal flour.

Nutrition Facts

Chocolate Spinach Cookies

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 284 Calories from Fat 92

% Daily Value*

Fat 10.2g16%

Saturated Fat 6.7g42%

Cholesterol 33mg11%

Sodium 151mg7%

Potassium 410mg12%

Carbohydrates 45.4g15%

Fiber 4.3g18%

Sugar 16.4g18%

Protein 6.8g14%

Calcium 720mg72%

Iron 0.5mg3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.