Christmas Cookies: 6 healthy and delicious options!

A true Christmas miracle is contained in this article with 6 healthy and delicious options so you don’t have to say “no” to your favourite Christmas Cookies! I understand, it is that time of year where you indulge and enjoy a holiday treat (or 5) so I am making it easier for you in this weeks Just The Tip Tuesday by providing these better-for-you options! Here are 6 healthy and delicious cookie options from the classic gingerbread to 5-ingredient healthy truffles!

Easily add in healthy ingredients like coconut oil and swap refined sugar for maple syrup to stay on track with your fitness goals.

1. Christmas gingerbread cookies.

These taste amazing and are much better than the traditional version packed full of processed white sugar and flour. Cookie + Kate has given you a simple take on the Christmas classic.

2. Loaded peanut butter cookies

Let your mind be blow by VeguKate‘s gooey, gluten-free cookies! Simple to make and they include heart healthy coconut oil, healthy fat peanut butter, protein rich almond milk, fiber filled rolled oats, and vitamin and mineral rich coconut sugar.”

3. A Tasty Love Story 

This recipe uses simple ingredients like coconut and eggs and has plenty of variations to sweeten them up!  A Tasty Love Story thank you for blessing the world with these!

4. Dark Chocolate Peppermint Truffles

Amy from Amy's Healthy Baking combines only 5 ingredients bringing us small clouds of perfection. 

5. Faring Well

Molasses cookies have got to be one of the most underrated cookies out there. Jessie of Faring Well likes to make hers with coconut oil and maple syrup and then “dunk them in some melted dark chocolate and crushed pistachio dust,” for a fancy twist. Be like Jessie.

6. Vegan and Gluten-Free Linzer Cookies

Powdered coconut milk instead of sugar? The Unconventional Baker knows what is UP! 

HEALTHY COOKIES!

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Stay strong. Be the fire.