So I calculated the package of cheapo brownie mix to be 30 points plus for the whole shebang (something to keep in mind if I ever eat an entire tray again. That's my entire daily target!) and if I wanted to make something that was only 1 point, I would have to make 30 cookies. Ok.
So I stuck with the original recipe, no substitutions and no additions, but I am inspired next time to see what the egg whites would do and find a good substitute for the oil. I preheated the oven to 375 degrees. I sprayed oil on 3 cookie trays (next time I'm going to try also flouring them and see if that helps with spreading or jack up the heat to 380.) and I whisked all the ingredients listed in the packages recipe together until just small lumps of dry mixture were in the generally wet batter.
Then I took a teaspoon, and I dropped small dollops onto the trays. See below for average size.
You'll know if you get to the end of your batter and you have too much (like me, so I just added a little to some of my smaller ones.) or too little in which case I'm sad to say you either have to recalculate your points and enjoy them the way they are, or dump it all back in the pan and start again. NO ONE wants to siphon a little of each one to make more. I shudder at the time wasted.
Major heads up. These spread a lot, so keep them well apart. WELL APART. Cook for between 4 and 1/2 minutes to 5 minutes depending on how crunchy you want them, but check them at least once. They could be spreading all over your oven, burning to a crisp if you've undersized them or still be raw in the middle if they're too big.
They smell amazing! I let them cool at least 5 minutes before attempting to remove them from the tray because I know they'll be fragile.
The edges are crispy and the middle is fudgie. And these are ONE POINT PLUS. I can't even handle that. Obviously you can now control how many points you take in by how many cookies you eat. Yummy!!!!
I opted to store them between cut sheets of wax or parchment paper.
Store them in the fridge if you have the will power of a camel, you can nuke them for 5 seconds before enjoying them with a glass of milk.
But me? I'm sure I'll finish these off in less than a week, but that's ok!! I will have make a conscious choice about spending my points! Yay!!!
Love!
Brooke
