Baking with Domino Light Sugar & Stevia Blend: Chocolate Cookies

Do you bake healthy with sugar substitutes, artificial sweeteners or all natural sugar stevia blends? Follow along with my healthier lifestyle journey while I blog healthy recipes.

I have tried to cut back the sugar in some of my baking recipes using sugar substitutes but I'm always unhappy with the results. The taste and texture are always off and not enjoyable. I've been on a healthier eating kick which has included no diet products that contain artificial sweeteners.  When I was given the chance to review the new Domino Light All Natural Sugar & Stevia Blend I jumped at the chance.

Before I baked with the blend I tried it out in my coffee, on fresh fruit and on cereal. I did not get my usual headache that I would get from artificial sweeteners. So with this positive experience, I took on the blend and used it in our family favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe.

The Domino Light All Natural Sugar & Stevia Blend has half the calories of sugar which saves 350 calories per cup. The blend is pure sugar cane that has a naturally sweet extract from the stevia plant. This is what makes it a sweetener with no artificial ingredients.

Domino Light comes in a two pound resealable pouch which is designed for baking. The bag is 2 pounds which is the same amount of sweetness as a 4 pound bag of sugar. They do have a 40 count box which is what I used to sweetened my berries, tea, coffee, etc. In recipes you are suppose to use 1/2 cup of the blend vs. 1 cup of regular sugar. (All of this information came from the bag and box)

The cookies turned out great. My daughter and I did not tell anyone that we used the blend and NO ONE NOTICED a difference! NO ONE! I have been baking these cookies for almost 20 years. We aren't telling them, either. So if they actually take the time to read my blog then they will know about the change. 

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies 

2 c. butter Crisco
2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup Domino Light All Natural Sugar & Stevia Blend
2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
2 tsp. baking soda
5 c. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
16 oz chocolate chips, your choice

Cream shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, soda and salt. Mix in chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Bake longer for a crunchier cookie.  Make 100 cookies.

Would you a coupon to try the blend? You can download a coupon for Domino Light Sugar & Stevia Blend the Domino Sugar Facebook page.

OVER--Want to join the Domino Sugar Twitter Party? I will be there tweeting as @SusieQTpies so follow me and say HI! Follow @Bookieboo & @ResourcefulMom on August 8th, 2012 from 8-10 pm EST for the fun twitter party with @Dominosugar & @Candh_sugar. We will tweet with the hashtag #DominoCHLight. Get the scoop at Mamavation so you can be entered in the the $500 Visa gift card giveaway! 

This post is sponsored by Domino Sugar. My own recipe and tasty opinions are expressed here. Read my disclosure tab for more information. 

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