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Banana-Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chip cookies get a wholesome upgrade when you add a heaping dose of heart-healthy oats and potassium-rich banana. You'll want to cut down on fat, so use soy milk and canola oil instead of whole milk and butter.
Ingredients: Oat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, raw sugar, canola oil, soy milk, vanilla extract, banana, walnuts, vegan chocolate chips
Calories: 138
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Ingredients: Oat flour, rolled oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt, raw sugar, canola oil, soy milk, vanilla extract, banana, walnuts, vegan chocolate chips
Calories: 138
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Peanut Butter-and-Jelly Sandwich Cookies
This recipe turns your childhood favorite into a tasty treat. We suggest using all-natural peanut butter, which is full of heart-healthy monounsaturated fats, iron and immunity-boosting zinc.
Ingredients: Peanut butter, margarine, calorie-free sweetener, sugar, egg whites, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, strawberry spread
Calories: 97
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Ingredients: Peanut butter, margarine, calorie-free sweetener, sugar, egg whites, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, strawberry spread
Calories: 97
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Caramel-Cream Cookie
For a low-cal dessert that tastes decadent, top off a chocolate wafer cookie with a dollop of whipped cream and dulce de leche, a yummy caramel treat found in many ethnic supermarkets.
Ingredients: Chocolate wafer cookie, dulce de leche, whipped cream
Calories: 77
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Ingredients: Chocolate wafer cookie, dulce de leche, whipped cream
Calories: 77
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Cherry-Almond-Chocolate-Chunk Cookies
Tart cherries, bittersweet chocolate and crunchy almonds come together in a cookie that's packed with flavor and texture without being overly sweet.
Ingredients: Bittersweet chocolate, cherries, almonds, flour, butter, egg white, vanilla extract, baking soda, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, salt
Calories: 94
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Ingredients: Bittersweet chocolate, cherries, almonds, flour, butter, egg white, vanilla extract, baking soda, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, salt
Calories: 94
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Kiss Cookies
These adorable treats would look fantastic on a party buffet. To cut down on a third of the fat, use fat-free condensed milk, reduced-fat peanut butter, and low-fat baking mix.
Ingredients: Condensed milk, peanut butter, baking mix, vanilla extract, cooking spray, sugar, chocolate kisses
Calories: 109
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Ingredients: Condensed milk, peanut butter, baking mix, vanilla extract, cooking spray, sugar, chocolate kisses
Calories: 109
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Mocha Cookies
This is the perfect blend of chocolate, butter and espresso. We just had to steal this recipe from Keegan Gerhard, executive pastry chef of D Bar Desserts in Denver.
Ingredients: Butter, semisweet chocolate, one egg, instant espresso powder, sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt
Calories: 90
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Ingredients: Butter, semisweet chocolate, one egg, instant espresso powder, sugar, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt
Calories: 90
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Chocolate Chunk and Walnut Oatmeal Cookies
Chocolate, walnuts and oats are three of the best superfoods for women. Get all of the health benefits from one delicious cookie.
Ingredients: Unsalted butter, light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, oats, salt, egg, vanilla extract, walnuts, bittersweet chocolate
Calories: 92
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Ingredients: Unsalted butter, light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, oats, salt, egg, vanilla extract, walnuts, bittersweet chocolate
Calories: 92
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Supercharged Cherry-Almond Cookies
Need a post-workout pick-me-up? Stave off that energy slump with these supercharged cookies. You’ll get heart-healthy fats from the almonds, and a heaping dose of antioxidants from the cherries will help ease your sore muscles.
Ingredients: Whole-wheat flour, almond flour, sea salt, baking soda, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, large egg, unsweetened applesauce, almond extract, dried tart cherries, almonds
Calories: 75
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Ingredients: Whole-wheat flour, almond flour, sea salt, baking soda, unsalted butter, light brown sugar, large egg, unsweetened applesauce, almond extract, dried tart cherries, almonds
Calories: 75
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Ginger-Molasses Cookies
This spicy cookie tastes just like Christmas, but you can have it with a cup of tea at any time of year. It's low-cal, and weighs in at just 2 grams of fat.
Ingredients: Crystallized ginger, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, flour, butter, egg white, vanilla extract, baking soda, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, salt
Calories: 61
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Ingredients: Crystallized ginger, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, flour, butter, egg white, vanilla extract, baking soda, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, salt
Calories: 61
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Black and White Chocolate Chip Cookies
For a cookie that's full of flavor and texture, try mixing black and white chips together with heart-healthy pecans and Kahlua.
Ingredients: Cake flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, butter, vegetable shortening, water, egg substitute, Kahlua, vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate mini chips, white chocolate chips, pecans
Calories: 87
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Ingredients: Cake flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, butter, vegetable shortening, water, egg substitute, Kahlua, vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate mini chips, white chocolate chips, pecans
Calories: 87
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Linzer Thumbprints
Raspberry jam and toasted hazelnuts are a delicious combination, and it all comes together in this 87-calorie treat.
Ingredients: Hazelnuts, flour, cinnamon, lemon juice, raspberry jam, baking soda, salt, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, butter, egg white, vanilla extract
Calories: 87
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Ingredients: Hazelnuts, flour, cinnamon, lemon juice, raspberry jam, baking soda, salt, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, butter, egg white, vanilla extract
Calories: 87
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Oatmeal-Date-Chocolate Cookies
The oats and dates to this cookie recipe are packed with fiber, helping you feel full on less calories.
Ingredients: Unsalted butter, light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, oats, salt, egg, vanilla extract, dates, bittersweet chocolate
Calories: 91
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Ingredients: Unsalted butter, light brown sugar, all-purpose flour, whole-wheat flour, baking soda, oats, salt, egg, vanilla extract, dates, bittersweet chocolate
Calories: 91
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Snickerdoodles
These cookies are light, crisp and so easy to make. You'll enjoy the delicious aromas of cinnamon and vanilla—which also have feel-good benefits such as pain and anxiety relief.
Ingredients: Flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, sugar, butter, corn syrup, vanilla, egg, sugar, cinnamon, cooking spray
Calories: 54
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Ingredients: Flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, sugar, butter, corn syrup, vanilla, egg, sugar, cinnamon, cooking spray
Calories: 54
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Cinnamon Streusel Crisps
Upgrade refrigerated cookie dough with a sweet, crumbly topping made of pecans, cinnamon and brown sugar.
Ingredients: Refrigerated sugar-cookie dough, light brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon, nutmeg
Calories: 87
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Ingredients: Refrigerated sugar-cookie dough, light brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon, nutmeg
Calories: 87
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Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cookies
This recipe by Tina Haupert is a lighter twist on her favorite dessert. Just like its inspiration, this cookie is soft, fluffy and filled with nutrient-rich raisins, walnuts, and coconut. As an added bonus, it's gluten-free.
Ingredients: Almond flour, egg, carrot, shredded coconut, raisins, walnuts, honey, canola oil, baking powder, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt
Calories: 153
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Ingredients: Almond flour, egg, carrot, shredded coconut, raisins, walnuts, honey, canola oil, baking powder, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt
Calories: 153
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Cranberry-Nut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate chips and cranberries make this cookie a decadent treat. But looks (and taste) are deceiving, since it's also packed with healthful ingredients like whole wheat, fiber-rich oats, and omega-3-rich walnuts. Plus, it's 75 calories per serving!
Ingredients: Flour, whole-wheat flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, dried cranberries, walnuts, semisweet chocolate mini chips, brown sugar, butter, honey, vanilla extract, eggs
Calories: 75
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Ingredients: Flour, whole-wheat flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, dried cranberries, walnuts, semisweet chocolate mini chips, brown sugar, butter, honey, vanilla extract, eggs
Calories: 75
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Honey-Dipped Cookies
If you’re looking to serve up some top-notch gourmet cookies, but don’t want to spend hours laboring over a complicated recipe, whip up these honey-dipped cookies. Simply pick up some quality shortbread cookies and upgrade them by dipping them in homemade honey-lemon syrup and sprinkling them with chopped pistachios. Is that easy, but will look ultra-impressive to your friends!
Ingredients: sugar, honey, water, lemon juice, lemon slices, shortbread cookies, pistachios
Calories: 161
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Almond Butter Cookies
Change things up from your usual peanut butter cookies, and try these almond butter versions instead. These nutritious little treats are packed with healthy ingredients like dates, almonds, cherries, and oats. And the best part? They’re sweetened with dates and maple syrup, which means they don’t contain an ounce of refined sugar.
Ingredients: Medjool dates, raw almonds, almond butter, maple syrup, almond extract, cinnamon, cherries, oats.
Calories: 128
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