DOLCE DIET LIFESTYLE:
Healthy Holiday Cookie Recipes
by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD
The holidays are approaching fast. These cookies are great to pack up in a pretty tin and give as gifts or simply for entertaining guests at home. Either way, these healthier twists on the classic holiday cookies are sure to please!
Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
• 3/4 cup spelt flour
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp + 1/8 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup coconut sugar
• 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 tbsp. almond milk
• 1/4 cup grass-fed butter, melted
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 325F. Then combine dry ingredients and mix well.
2. In a separate bowl, add melted butter, then stir in vanilla and almond milk.
3. Combine bowls and mix again.
4. Form balls or roll out, then use a cookie cutter to make shapes, if desired.
5. Bake for 9 minutes.
6. Let cool for 5 minutes before touching (will look undercooked at first, just be patient).
Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
• 3/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp. coconut sugar
• 1 tbsp. + 2 tsp organic white sugar or evaporated cane juice
• 2 tbsp. dark chocolate chips
• 1 tbsp. coconut oil or grass-fed butter, melted
• 1-2 tbsp. almond milk of choice
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375F. Then blend first 5 ingredients together in a food processor, blender, or Vita-Mix/Blend-Tech type mixer. Mix with other ingredients
2. Form into cookie shapes, and place on a greased cookie sheet.
3. Bake for 6 minutes.
Oatmeal Almond Butter Cookies (also gluten-free)
Ingredients
• 1/2 cup almond butter or all-natural peanut butter, softened to a stir-able consistency
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp. oats
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 cup stevia
• 2 tbsp. applesauce
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together all ingredients to form a dough.
3. Form cookie dough balls with your hands and place on the cookie sheet (do not flatten).
4. Bake 8 minutes. (will look a little undercooked when you remove them from the oven).
5. Let cool for at least 10 minutes before picking up a cookie.
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