Jan 28 2010
Chocolate Chewies.
If you have never had chocolate chewies from Whole Foods, you are totally missing out.
These are one of the most amazing cookies I have ever tasted- incredibly chocolately, chewy, a bit crunchy, and just all around fantastic.
I have wanted to make them at home for months now, but for fear of devouring each and every one within seconds, I have held back. This is also the first time I have baked cookies since December. After sufficiently gorging myself with cookie-baking, I needed a break.
A break from making them, but not eating them. I am always up for eating something that is clogging my arteries and expanding my waist.
The batter is super thick – almost like brownie batter, but even thicker.
Luckily, it is the perfect consistency for dipping a spoon in mid-mix. And eating it by the cup-full.
I have serious nibbling issues mid-bake. Please help.
(But don’t really help, because secretly I like it.)
Once these cookies came out of the oven and cooled, my husband I are were scarfing them down like hungry, hungry hippos.
They are so light and airy that you can eat 3 or 4 and still want more. Or 6 or 7. Or 18.
(In related chocolate news, I finally tried that Vosges chocolate bacon bar that so many of you have been asking me about. I figured I would be a fan since it contains the primary food group in my life – pork. It was pretty fantastic. I am a bacon hussy.)
The inside of the cookies are gooey and soft, while the outside has a crispy, flaky later reminiscent of a meringue.
Chocolate Chewy Cookies
adapted from bakespace
12 oz powdered sugar
2 oz organic cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350.
Stir dry ingredients together in a stand mixer. Turn mixer on low and add egg whites one at a time – the batter will be very dry until the last egg white. Add vanilla and turn mixer on high for 2 minutes.
Spoon batter onto a cook sheet. Bake for 15 minutes and let cool before removing.
See that chocolately, gooey goodness inside? Make some of these cookies today. And give them a lot of lovin’.
Holy yum!! Maybe I should make those since you said 1 is never enough and I’m trying to increase my calories huh??
Oh my gosh– those look SO good!!!
Hey, I saw that you’re going to fit bloggin’!!! I’ll be there too! Can’t wait to meet in ‘real life.’
bacon hussy made me laugh out loud for at least 3 minutes
i am thinking i’ll make these tonight for office goodies tomorrow
Yum! I like how there are so few ingredients in this cookie recipe….my kind:)
Chocolate chewies from Whole Foods ARE amazing! Thanks for the recipe! Also, your husband’s post was hilarious! You two have the same sense of humor for sure.
Definitely picking up these ingredients next time at the grocery store. Yum!
Oh these look delish! I know what cookies I am making next!
The ingredient list in the cookies is so short! I love it! I’ll definitely have to give these a try, it’s about time I made cookies for the neighbors!
Those are gorgeous!! I can’t believe they’re homemade!!
these look amazing!
i’ve seen that bacon bar, but it was $8 at the only store that carries it here! So, we haven’t tried it yet.
not only have I never had chocolate chewies, but I’ve never even been to whole foods! I can’t wait to make these. they look incredible. and I am so with you on the tasting mid-recipe. I always feel sick after I make cookies, but I never learn because I like it so much!
Those look awesome…even better than Whole Foods!!
LOVE THESE!! Thanks for posting a recipe, I just had one last week from WF. MMM, I try to pretend they are good for me since they are made with egg whites and no white flour.
I’ve had these from Whole Foods and they are SO. GOOD. Having the recipe to make them at home is dangerous.
How much batter for each cookie? Typical cookie size? These look fantastic!!
I did about a spoonful! They came out a little large, but wonderful.
I love those chocolate chewies from WF! I never new how easy they were to make
i LOVE chewy cookies- these sound awesomee
I’ll definitely give these a try. You know, since the brownies FAILED.
Yep, making those too… darn you Jess!
P.S. The bacon bar is made here in Chicago, and a mini one came with our membership to the (wait for it) Bacon of the Month club! HOW FAB IS THAT?!
Um these are my favorite cookies. Ever. I buy a bag at Whole Foods and they’re gone in a day. Sad but deliciously true. I’ve tried making them at home and adding walnuts – so yum. Need to try this recipe though! Um and buy another bag at the grocery…!
remind me of large macaron top and bottoms..yum… double up.. yum, yum.
Uh oh. I have eaten a whole package of these from WF on my own in the matter of hours before. Having a recipe might be dangerous…
Hey, something I actually have the ingredients for. I’ll definitely be making these
ummm, yes please, I’ll have 10! These looks so good. Thanks for the recipe. The best part is that I can eat these (no wheat or other high fructose ingredients!!).
Oh my god these look amazing!
Why have I never seen these at whole foods? They sound amazing!
Yum. Must go make now!
Those chocolate chewies look amazing!!! Wow!
These look fantastic! I am totally going to make them soon. Can I sub regular Hershey’s cocoa powder for the organic cocoa?
Oh wow these look great! I love how few ingredients there are!
O.M.G. those cookies look ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS. Yummmmmmmm. I am a chocoholic, and need to get in my chocolate fix every day – or I become a very cranky person lol
Oh my! Delish! You must open a bakery and ship things to Boston
GAHHH! Do you think it will work if I put a piece of dark chocolate in the middle to melt in while cooking??
I need to try this today. Seriously. Off to the kitchen!!
PS I’m still looking for that stupid magazine. I know it’s around here somewhere!!
GAHHH! Do you think it will work if I put a piece of dark chocolate in the middle to melt in while cooking??
I need to try this today. Seriously. Off to the kitchen!!
PS I’m still looking for that stupid magazine. I know it’s around here somewhere!!
Do you know approx. how many this makes?
I too have serious nibbling-while-baking issues. Truly one of the best ways to spend an afternoon…
And these look scrumptious!
IM so excited about this recipe. I keep hearing about how good those chocolate chewies are from WF but the one near me doesnt carry them. Im gonna have to make these stat. Thanks for a fabulous recipe. I hope you are having a great day!
Wow! Those sound wonderful. I bet the egg whites make them super light. I have not tried them from WFs because I’m afraid I’ll devour the entire container
Saving that recipe — they look delicious!!!!
looks yummy!
any idea what the nutritionals look like for these gems? 
Chocolate Chewies? I am ashamed to admit, as a Whole Foods lover, I had never heard of them. I am rarely in their baking dept. Guess I better check that out…..
Copying the recipe now. I love cookies like this!
Oh dear. I don’t know, nor do I want to know.
But I use calorie king and you can plug the ingredients in and divide by the number of servings if you’d like!
sweet baby jay-z these look amazing. i’ve never had them from wf, most often because I avoid the baked goods area like a recovering drug addict avoids alleyways. No good thing can come of it.
I know where i am headed after work. and if wf lets me down, i’ll get ingred. to make them myself!
“I am a bacon hussy.” Best quote ever.
Drooling on your blog as I type.
I want to try these! mmm!
What makes those cookies so shiny and glossy? Mine don’t ever look like that! Did you airbrush them?
Mine didn’t look as perfect as yours but I stuffed half with peanut butter and half with chocolate chips.
Thank you for this recipe, they’re almost all gone!!
K, I would like to eat my page right now. Although I cant consume em, these look fabulous. Im gonna make a bunch of goodies for my students for V-Day.. these would be perfect.. the kiddos would die.
holy amazingness
I’ve never had chocolate chewies because I have no Whole Foods
Many tears.
I know what I’m doing tonight…
You never cease to amaze me!! These look so heavenly!! The name alone makes me salivate…
OMG I WILL be making these this weekend!! Thanks for the amazing recipe!
Ok, seriously you need to stop.
The last 4 recipes you’ve posted I’ve immediately bookmarked for “make this really soon”. Everything looks soo good!
(Don’t stop really, I was just playin)
i have never had one! i must be missing out. those ingredients are really simple and this would be a great way for a chocolate fix
thanks, babe!
Gosh, Jessica! I am fairly new to your blog (been lurking for a bit) and I have to tell you that it just makes me drool! Everything you make looks so delicious, I feel like I have to make it immediately! Not great for my thighs, but I keep saving your recipes so that I can make them for special treats!
I feel like I’m really missing out cuz I’ve never eaten chocolate chewies! I must plan a trip to Whole Foods soon! They look delicious!
hummmm…! Those are looking AMAZING
“If you have never had chocolate chewies from Whole Foods, you are totally missing out.”–
Apparently I am b/c I never had.
OMG these look amazing!!!!!!!
Kale chips or the nooch…girl, just roll with it. Really, soak the cashews, blend them with a little lemon juice, tons of nooch, and that alone is heavenly. Then 200F or if your oven goes lower, go for it. And flip and watch, flip and watch. In a 150F dehydrator, it takes about 2-3 hrs one side, then 1-2 hrs the next side in order to get crispy but not scorched/burnt.
Report back!
I have never tried those cookies from WF before, but I’m going to look for them next time I’m there! On second thought, maybe I’ll just pick up the ingredients to follow your recipe
::gasp:: Jessica, my life changed the day we found each other.
These look awesome, I will totally be making these when I bake this weekend!!
ahhh these look like AMAZING beefed up merienges!! I want them so badly! easily 18, easilllyyyyy
Uh, how easy and incredible do those look? I just baked a cake and I may just peel myself off the couch to make these, too.
Those cookies look fabulous!! I am also very guilty of “licking the bowl” when I bake… it’s too tempting!
Um – wow. Those look amazingly good! Talk about “food porn”!
Ooo, look at what cookies I’m making next!
Look how easy that recipe is! I wanna have a chocolate chewies eating contest. For real!
Well, those look simple enough, don’t they?
BTW, I sometimes just go to Whole Foods for the free cookie samples in the bakery ’cause those calories don’t count.
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I’ve never seen these at Whole Foods, but perhaps I don’t need to find them now. Those look amazing!
Something about those cookies makes me want them in my life immediately! Wow.
new reader here! I’m totally making this recipe tomorrow!
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These are certainly drool-worthy. My gosh, I’ll have to stop by often with treats like these!
Um… Hello gorgeous!
so..i made these cookies tonight, or should i say attempted to! Mine turned out horribly!!! the batter molded into one big cookie on the sheet and they were paper thin and crunchy. not chewy at all because they were sooooo thin. what did i do wrong?
Aw, girl so sorry these didn’t work out! Did you use an electric mixer? I’m thinking maybe you needed to beat them more? The batter has to be super thick, and even then, my cookies spread a little bit, but not much. They almost needs to be beat stiff like a meringue. Another possibility could be your oven temperature. All ovens are different, so maybe try heating it up 25 degrees more?
Quick question: you said “Bake for 15 minutes and let cool before removing” Does that mean you bake them for 15 minutes, turn the oven off and let them cool in the oven, or bake 15 minutes, then take them out of the oven and let cool? Thanks!
Nope! Bake for 15, then remove from oven and let cool.
Thanks for the quick response! I just made these. I ended up taking them out of the oven after the 15 min cause they looked like yours, but figured I’d ask just to be sure! My husband tried ones and has approved
I’ve made 4 batches of these now, and the family is obsessed!
No, seriously, though. We love love love them! And the fact that they’re mostly egg whites with no flour or butter/oil is a HUGE plus!!! Woohoo, thank you!!!!
PS Added bunches of chopped walnuts in these and they’re even BETTER!
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