~ Christmas cookies don’t have to be unhealthy to be good! Check out these 31 fantastic, healthier cookie recipes … just in time for your holiday baking! ~
Oh friends … the time has finallycome! It’s the ultimate cookie baking time!! (Could it be the most wonderful time of the year?! YES! It is! It is!)
The house always smells SO good when Christmas baking is in full swing! So warm and cozy … and so … delicious!
Butsometimes it can be tough to get everythingdone during thismost magical time of the year. We totally get it!The holidays tend tobe a teeeensybit busy… with all the errands, holiday concerts at school, packages waiting to be wrapped, trips to see Santa … it’s any wonder there’s a spare second to bake!
And then there’s that creeping sense of guilt as all those healthy-eating New Year’s resolutions begin. (Curse those rascally holiday cookies and all their sugary empty calories!)
But you know as well as we do, the holidays just aren’t the same without a plate of cookies! (And you’ve gotta have just a few for Santa! That’s a lot of presents to deliver on just one night! The man needs fuel!)
But how can you get it all done?? And how can you fuel Santa (and your family!) with cookies that are filled with just a bit more nutritious bang for their delicious buck?
Never fear! We’ve got you totally covered in the Christmas cookie department –with oodles of scrumptious cookie recipes that are a snap to make, and nearlyguilt-free.
You read that right. Guilt-free. (Nearly!)
How is this humanly possible?? (You say as you fight with the tape dispenser and curling ribbon that’s now in a giant knot.)
C’mon! This is THK! Of course we’re bringing you the very best cookie recipes the ‘net has to offer! Healthy, easy to make, yummy … what more could you possibly want? (Before you answer that … no, we aren’t taking orders to do the baking for you! You’re hilarious!)
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But back to cookies …
If you’re like us, cookies don’t just taste good around the holidays. Nope –we love ’em year round! (Our kids and husbands do, too!)
It’s just so fun on a lazy afternoon to bake with the kiddos … no need to wait for December to roll around! Nah –it’s a grand time any ‘ol day!
So we present 31 yummilicious recipes to really kick-start your Christmas baking … but if you just don’t make it all the way down the list before Rudolph lands on your roof, don’t sweat! These little beauties are delicious any time of year!
Put the curling ribbon knot down, and pull out yourapron! These Christmas cookies are sure to fill your heart (and belly!) with all the holiday cheer you’ll need!
May your days be merry and bright …and may all your Christmas cookies be bakedjust right! 🙂
1 WhiteChocolate Peppermint Biscottifrom Taylor at Food Faith Fitness
2Coconut Oatmeal Lace Cookiesfrom Davida at The Healthy Maven
3Health(ier) Chocolate Chunk Molasses Gingerbread Cookiesfrom Gina at Running to the Kitchen
4Double Chocolate Avocado Cookiesfrom Jen at Yummy Healthy Easy
5Black-Bottomed Coconut Macaroonsfrom Rachel at Bakerita
6 Pistachio-White Chocolate (No Butter!) Butter Cookiesfrom Two Healthy Kitchens
7Almond Chocolate Thumbprint Cookiesfrom Gina at Running to the Kitchen
8Date Bran Jingle Ballsfrom Eating Well
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1Healthy Gingerbread Cookiesfrom Melissa at My Whole Food Life
2Healthy Peanut Butter Cookiesfrom Erin at The Law Student’s Wife
3Spiced Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookiesfrom Karen at Kitchen Treaty
4Flourless Cashew Butter Chocolate Chip Cookiesfrom Sue at The View from Great Island
5Chocolate Chip Pecan Meringue Cookiesfrom Juliette at Desserts by Juliette
6Tart Cherry Fudge Thumbprintsfrom Gina at Running to the Kitchen
7Cranberry Flax Cookiesfrom Faith at An Edible Mosaic
8Peppermint Meringue Cookiesfrom Brittany at Brittany’s Pantry
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1Cranberry Pistachio Biscottifrom Danae at Recipe Runner
2 Chocolate ChipPumpkin Gingerbread Cookiesfrom Kylie at Imma Eat That
3Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Cookiesfrom Anne at Fannetastic Food
4Quinoa Coconut Chocolate Chunk Cookiesfrom Kate at i Heart Eating
5Raspberry Oatmeal Cookiesfrom Amy at Amy’s Healthy Baking
6 No-Bake Chocolate-Coconut Peanut Butter Barsfrom Two Healthy Kitchens
7Healthy Banana Cookiesfrom Kelly at Tasting Page
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1 Soft and Chewy Grain-free Gingerbread Menfrom Erin at Texanerin Baking
2Kentucky Derby Chocolate-Pecan Cookie Barsfrom Two Healthy Kitchens
3Dark Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Cookies {Gluten-Free}from Gina at So … Let’s Hang Out
4Ginger Cookiesfrom Renee at Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
5Healthy Chocolate Cherry Snack Cookiesfrom Erin at The Law Student’s Wife
6Cranberry Flax Blondies with White Chocolate Chunksfrom Helen at Holistic and Happy
75-Ingredient Gluten-Free Flourless Peanut Butter Cookiesfrom Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious
8Raw Gingerbread Cookiesfrom Davida at The Healthy Maven
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Happy holidays, friends! And … happy munching!
