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Healthy Christmas Cookies for the Holidays

November 10, 2019 by Alexandra Daum
Spiced sugar cookie cut-outs shaped like trees, bells, mushrooms, and stars on a rack with spices and woman sprinkling icing sugar.

Healthy Christmas cookies for the holiday season, with vegan, gluten free, and lower sugar, sometimes altogether sugar free, recipes. These healthy-ish cookies are a great way to celebrate this festive season minus the headache!

From cut outs to simple chocolate cookies, I’m sure you’ll find something you love in this collection. There are so many great options here for healthier versions of both the classics and contemporary flavours to set you up for some fun holiday baking.

I’ve put this together partly as a guideline for baking during a tricky time of year. It can be complicated to bake, especially for others, now that so many people have food preferences, intolerances, or allergies.

While there are several vegan and gluten free options included here, there are also grain and nut free cookies so that you can be fairly certain that most people will be able to enjoy them without feeling like they’re missing out. And as someone who really wants to eat all available cookies at this time of year and usually can’t, I would be so thrilled to see someone else bringing a dairy-free option to a party or cookie swap!

If you’re looking for more, you can find all of the cookie recipes – and bars – on Occasionally Eggs in my recipe archives. I always post a few new ones around the holidays, so look for more coming soon.

Coconut Sugar Cookies
These easy vegan coconut sugar cookies are like gingerbread without molasses. Made with ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg for a holiday worthy flavour without any hard to find ingredients. Easily rolled and cut, these make the prettiest Christmas cutout cookies in any shape you like.
28 mins
Finished cutout cookies on a wire rack.
Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies
Vegan and gluten-free gingerbread cookies, made with a base of hazelnut and coconut flour, are a nice healthy-ish treat for the holidays. Decorate for edible ornaments or enjoy these lightly sweet spiced cookies as is.
25 mins
Woman's hands holding a plate of cookies.
Almond Rye Chocolate Chip Cookies
These almond and rye chocolate chip cookies are rich, chewy, and flavourful thanks to a base of rye flour, almond flour, and almond butter.
15 mins
A stack of five large chocolate chip cookies.
Honey and Oat Cookies
These egg free and dairy free honey and oat cookies are a healthier spin on a childhood favourite, with whole wheat flour and a little ginger for kick. There’s no added sugar here, just honey, and the cookies are chewy and soft.
15 mins
Three big honey oat cookies leaning against a white tumbler.
Vegan Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These vegan oatmeal cookies are made with a base of peanut butter, rolled oats, and chocolate chunks (or chips) for a gluten-free, healthy-ish cookie.
20 mins
A stack of peanut butter oatmeal cookies, close up.
Ultimate Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
Vegan and gluten free peanut butter cookies, made with coconut flour and maple syrup. These super healthy cookies taste just like standard PB cookies, despite being free from refined sugar and grains, and they're so easy to make.
15 mins
Chocolate dipped peanut butter cookies on a tray.
Multigrain Spelt Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Multigrain cookies made with a base of whole grain spelt flour, mixed seeds, nut butter, and, of course, chocolate. Lightly sweetened with coconut sugar and egg/dairy free.
20 mins
Multigrain chocolate chunk cookies on parchment paper, close up.
Vegan Lebkuchen
Vegan lebkuchen, or traditional German spice cookies, are a common treat around Christmas. A bit like gingerbread, this lightened up version includes hazelnut flour, coconut sugar, and olive oil. These chocolate drizzled cookies are perfect for the holidays.
20 mins
Vegan lebkuchen cookies with dark chocolate drizzle on baking paper.
Double Chocolate Chickpea Flour Cookies
Gluten free chocolate cookies made with chickpea flour for a grain free cookie with an excellent texture and piles of chocolate. High protein chickpea flour and healthy ingredients make these a great snack for anytime of day.
15 mins
Chocolate cookies piled on a baking sheet.
Almond Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Vegan and gluten free chocolate chunk cookies, made with a base of almond flour, oat flour, and date (or coconut) sugar. Healthy(ish) and with plenty of chocolate to go around.
22 mins
A platter of almond flour chocolate chunk cookies.
Flourless Chocolate Tahini Thumbprint Cookies
Flourless chocolate tahini thumbprint cookies, made vegan and date sweetened. These easy little sesame seed cookies have a dark chocolate centre and just a handful of ingredients.
20 mins
Chocolate thumbprint cookies with sesame seeds and melted chocolate centre on rack.
Vegan Orange Shortbread
Vegan orange shortbread with all the winter spices. These shortbread cutouts are made with spelt flour and coconut sugar for a healthier Christmas cookie.
50 mins
Three Christmas tree cookies with white chocolate decoration.
Egg-Free Coconut Macaroons
Dairy and egg-free coconut macaroons sweetened with honey, orange, and topped with dark chocolate. 100% gluten free, made with hazelnut meal.
30 mins
Close up of macaroons on a metal tray.
No-Bake Chocolate Coconut Balls
Adapted from classic Swedish chocolate balls, these chocolate coconut balls are so quick and easy. With oats, coconut, and cocoa powder, they're a good on-the-go treat.
15 mins
Chocolate balls in coconut with holiday decorations.
Hazelnut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vegan hazelnut oatmeal cookies, with chocolate chips and coconut sugar. Using hazelnuts in the base of these cookies adds richness and a buttery taste.
30 mins
Cookies scattered on baking paper.
Gluten-free Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Date-sweetened gluten-free chocolate peanut butter cookies made with dates and cocoa. These fudgy flourless chocolate cookies are delicious and a healthier option to fulfill a chocolate craving.
20 mins
Close up of a chocolate cookie dipped in melted chocolate.

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  1. Heidi | The Simple Green says

    December 11, 2019 at 2:35 am

    These all look amazing *heart eyes* Where do I start and how many cookies are too many in a single day?
    Thanks for including a few of my recipes as well : )

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