Move a rack in the oven to the bottom shelf. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Cut the butter into six equal slices and place the slices into a microwave-safe bowl. Melt the butter in the microwave.
Add the honey, applesauce and vanilla extract to the butter and stir well.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir well, scraping mixture off the sides of the bowl as needed.
Add the chocolate chips to the batter and stir to evenly distribute.
Scoop 2 tablespoons worth of batter onto a cookie sheet and press down the batter with the back of a spoon just slightly. (The cookie should be no more than ½-inch thick.)Repeat with the remaining batter, placing the cookies 1 inch apart.
Place the cookie sheet in the oven on the bottom rack and bake for 8 (gooey) to 10 (firm) minutes.
Let the cookies cool completely on the cookie sheet for up to 15 minutes.
Notes
Using semi-sweet milk chocolate chips (with sugar), the carb count is 16g per cookie.Using 60-70% dark chocolate chips, the carb count is 15g per cookie.