7 Healthy Christmas Cookie Recipes

Raise your hand if you love a good Christmas cookie! 🙋🏼‍♀️

Now what if I told you that you can enjoy the Christmas cookies below and not have the usual holiday treat guilt? Wow, I sound like an infomercial.

But seriously, I scoured Pinterest (and my own website) for the best healthy Christmas cookie recipes and here are 7 that I found:

Sugar-Free Banana Oatmeal Cookies

One of my favorite sayings is “sugar-free doesn’t have to be flavor free”. And these cookies are proof of that. Made with 6 simple ingredients, these sugar-free banana oatmeal cookies are amazing and perfect for any holiday. My kids love them and you won’t even miss the sugar.

Paleo Thin Mint Cookies

Who needs unhealthy Girl Scout cookies? Yes, I know they’re delicious, but you can easily make your own. These are from Just a Dash More and are paleo. I promise you won’t tell the difference.

Sugar-Free Peanut Butter Cookies

Again, these cookies are sugar-free and simply scrumptious. I found them from Cookin’ Cowgirl (great name!) and since I’m a huge peanut butter fan, I just had to add them to the list.

Healthy Holiday Thumbprint Cookies

This cookie recipe is one of my favorites for the holidays and it’s dairy free. They’re also really simple to make. Choose your favorite fruit sweetened jam to make the recipe your own.

C lean Eating Gingerbread Men

Gingerbread men are a Christmas staple, so why not try to make a healthier recipe? This recipe from The Kitchen Shed is made with whole natural ingredients, so it’s right up my alley!

Paleo Chocolate Peppermint Cream Cookies

These cookies – from The Paleo Baker – are definitely going to get a lot of “wow!” comments at your holiday dinner. They are described as “a peppermint Oreo all wrapped up in candy canes” and they look amazing.

Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

These cookies contain no flour, no diary and very little sugar, but they are still delicious. Trust me, if my picky kids will eat them (and they do!), then you know they’re good.

Want more? There are tons on Pinterest, especially on my Clean Eating Desserts board or my Christmas board.

What are some of your favorite holiday cookies recipes? I’d love for you to share them!

Leann Forst, MBA, CHC, CEOC — Holistic Health Practitioner

Leann is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and Certified Essential Oils Coach. She holds a Master’s degree from Drake University and a Bachelor of Science from Upper Iowa University. Accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, Leann is an award winning author of 2 books “How to Get Your Kids to Beg for Veggies” and “100 Ways to Lose Weight”.

Born and raised as an Iowa farm girl, she moved to Texas in 1998 where she lives with her husband and 2 kids.

As a wife of a brain cancer survivor, Leann has a special interest in anti-cancer nutrition and detoxification. She works with individuals and groups, and speaks regularly at hospitals, schools and organizations. Leann’s goal is to teach people how to attain optimal health by getting to the root cause of chronic and inflammatory conditions, while using healing modalities such as essential oils. Click here to get Leann’s free report, “37 Cancer Facts You Should Know…But Probably Don’t”

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