2341 8175 Who doesn¡¯t enjoy cookies during THE holidays? Whether you¡¯re baking them TO give TO friends or munching happily on THE receiving end, cookies are a quintessential holiday delight. However, holiday cookies can pose a real challenge if you¡¯re diabetic, trying TO watch your weight, or HAVE a child with food allergies. Instead OF nix cookies altogether, bake up a tasty batch OF one OF THE following holiday cookie recipes. Each has BEEN healthfully modified SO everyone can join IN THE cookie nibbling fun.
673 526 3623 1 cup canned pure pumpkin 4330 1/3 cup white chocolate chips 4864 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 3262 An incredible lacey oatmeal cookie ¨C courtesy OF Holly Clegg ¨C that delectably melds THE sweetness OF white chocolate AND THE tartness OF dried apricots. Each cookie has a mere 3 grams OF fat AND only 84 calories. 8068 993 9564 1/2 cup white chocolate chips 6507 1/3 cup chopped walnuts 3023 2-1/2 cups flour OF your choice 3476 7428 Preheat THE oven TO 350 degrees F. IN a 13x9x2-inch baking pan, combine THE graham cracker crumbs, sugar AND butter AND press along THE bottom OF THE pan. Sprinkle cranberries, white chocolate chips, walnuts AND cereal evenly over THE graham cracker crust. Pour THE condensed milk over THE top AND bake FOR 20 TO 25 minutes or until bubbly. Cut into squares TO serve. 2916 3. Cool FOR 2 minutes on THE cookie sheets, then remove TO wire racks TO cool completely. 3796 Directions: 6466 Perfect FOR THE holidays, these warmly-spiced pumpkin cookies ¨C courtesy OF THE website KidsWithFoodAllergies.com ¨C are egg-free AND extra easy TO make. 8455 People with diabetes AND THE diet-conscious often share an inability TO eat sugar AND carbohydrates. These sweet-tart cookies, which HAVE about 67 calories each, are a diet-friendly sweet from Holly Clegg, author OF THE Trim & Terrific cookbook series AND Eating Well Through Cancer. They are festive enough FOR a holiday treat, AND fantastic enough TO enjoy all year long. 2489 5078 1 cup chopped dried apricots 2621 Recipe reprinted with permission from Chronicle Books 9991 Ingredients: 5225 5 tablespoons butter, melted 9523 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature 9284 2. Drop THE dough by heaping teaspoonfuls about 1-inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten THE dough mounds slightly with THE back OF a spoon. Bake IN THE center OF THE oven FOR 10 TO 12 minutes, or until golden on THE bottom AND firm TO THE touch. 4691 1126 Ingredients: 4477 1/2 cup sugar 1767 1. Preheat THE oven TO 350 degrees F. IN a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream THE butter AND sugar until light, about 2 minutes. Mix IN THE flour, vanilla AND crushed potato chips. THE dough will BE soft. 2555 1 cup all purpose flour 7534 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2595 4757 1-1/3 cups reduced-fat graham cracker crumbs 3583 1/4 cup chopped peanuts 7107 Directions: 6533 1 egg 913 Ingredients: 5118 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 9844
Potato Chip Cookies
Makes 3 dozen 8322 7575
White Chocolate AND Apricot Oatmeal Cookies
Makes 4 dozen 9818 Preheat oven TO 375 degrees F. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder AND salt. Cream together, sugar AND margarine, then gradually add AND beat IN maple syrup, vanilla AND pumpkin. Add AND beat IN flour mixture. Add walnuts AND cranberries, if desired. Drop onto baking sheets AND bake 8 minutes. 3089 5932 1/4 teaspoon salt 58 1 egg 7682 9497 2. IN separate bowl, mix together THE flour AND baking soda. Gradually add THE flour TO THE sugar mixture, AND mix just until combined. Stir IN oatmeal, white chocolate chips AND apricots. 4050 Pumpkin pie AND other holiday recipes with superfoods 3049
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8709 2. Place dough by teaspoonfuls on a nonstick baking sheet AND press down with a fork TO form ridges. Bake FOR 12 TO 14 minutes or until lightly browned. 9070 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 5332 1/2 cup natural wheat AND barley nut-type cereal 9203 246 3. Drop dough by teaspoons on prepared pan. Bake FOR 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned on bottoms. 1807 1/2 cup light brown sugar 9777 Ingredients: 5866 2 cups all-purpose flour 7601 7707 Directions: 7387 8348 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2809 2 cups old fashioned oatmeal 4117 5505 1340 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 3837 3689 1-1/2 cups dried cranberries (optional) 6787 7494 8028 1 teaspoon baking soda 6426 1/2 cup dried cranberries 1233 Low-carb sauces TO go with your holiday dishes 4157 2728 1/2 cup light brown sugar 9670 6186 For moms looking FOR nut- AND egg-free recipes, these potato chip cookies ¨C a favorite IN Barbara Grunes¡¯ The Best Bake Sale Ever Cookbook ¨C are a hit. 6639 1/2 cup margarine or butter 592 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 6080 Ingredients: 6960 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 9630 8963 Another Holly Clegg favorite, five ingredients are all you need FOR an easy peanut butter treat that is gluten-free. 5652
Egg-Free Pumpkin Cookies
Makes 3 dozen 8241 1/2 cup margarine 3129 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 3155 1. Preheat THE oven TO 350 degrees F. IN a large bowl, combine THE peanut butter, sugar, egg AND baking soda until well combined. Stir IN THE peanuts. 8389 1/2 cup sugar 32 2448 1 cup crunchy peanut butter 7855 1. Preheat THE oven TO 375 degrees F. Coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. IN mixing bowl, beat margarine sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, AND egg until fluffy. 1634 7641
Peanut Butter Cookies IN Minutes
Makes 2-1/2 dozen 2275 3/4 cup crushed plain potato chips (check THE label TO make sure they HAVE not BEEN processed IN a plant that processes nuts) 5719 Directions: 699 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 5759 1 cup granulated sugar 7921 6746
Cranberry AND White Chocolate Treats
Makes 4 dozen 272 Ingredients: 7041 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free sweetened condensed milk 1421 Vegetarian holiday dishes
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