204.                Mealworm Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1/4 cup mealworms
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Direction

• Preheat the oven to 95 degrees C (200 degrees F). Use cooking spray to lightly grease a baking sheet.
• Arrange the mealworms in the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for about 2 hours until the mealworms become dry, brittle and easy to crush.
• Place the mealworms into a blender and then grind until their consistency is similar to that of wheat germ. Raise the oven heat to 190 degrees C (375 degrees F). Coat another baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Use an electric mixer to cream the butter in a bowl. Stir in vanilla extract, ground mealworms, flour, white sugar, brown sugar, oats, chocolate chips, baking soda, egg, and salt. Transfer the cookie batter onto the prepared baking sheet dropping by teaspoonfuls.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes until turned golden brown.

Nutrition Information

• Calories: 108 calories;
• Total Fat: 5.1
• Sodium: 102
• Total Carbohydrate: 15.4
• Cholesterol: 17
• Protein: 1.2