‘Tis the season for holiday cookies! Cookies take a starring role in many winter holidays. The delicious carbs can remind us of the flavors of our childhood: iced sugar cookies, snickerdoodles, gingerbread and more! We’re all tempted to pick them up at the grocer's or order them from bakeries. Buying them is fast and easy at this time of year but ones from places like William Sonoma or Zabar's is just too expensive. Mass produced cookies from the market are much less costly but also contain things you might not want — artificial colors, flours that impact your blood sugar differently and more sugar than you can shake a stick at! When you read the label on the boxes, baking your own cookies starts being more and more attractive!
Today we’re going to share some lighter cookie recipes so you can enjoy the get-togethers without constantly worrying about your blood sugar. These recipes, while not exactly slimming, are gentler on your waistband and blood sugar than traditional recipes.
Sugar cookies have a spot at any holiday celebration as they can be decorated appropriately for any event! However, the word “sugar” gives those of us with blood sugar concerns pause. A great way to share the fun this holiday season is to bring these sugarless “sugar” cookies to a party and allow people to decorate them themselves is whatever festive way they like! With 63.1 calories and 6.4 grams of carbs, they don’t break the bank.
The flavors of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves evoke a wintery feeling. They can be cut into any shape you like and decorated however you wish, making them a versatile and fun holiday treat. This sugar-free gingerbread recipe yields 30 cookies at 68 calories a pop with two grams of carbohydrates.
It’s hard to imagine the holidays without pastry. Hanukkah may be over, but we're not over the sweets! Frequently, when watching our carbohydrate intake, pastry seems off limits. These chocolate rugalach hit the right, buttery, mark while containing less than five grams of carbs per rugelach. They aren’t particularly slimming with 94 calories each. But, if your blood sugar is your only concern, they might be just right for you. The recipe calls for a chocolate filling, however you might want to experiment with fruits or nuts.
Pecan snowballs can be found in almost any box at a cookie exchange. However, each bite-sized cookie can easily have over ten grams of carbohydrates! Instead, you can bring this great version that no one will ever know aren’t the traditional kind. They’re another cookie that isn’t dietetic at 112 calories, but they only have two grams of carbs!
You can’t go wrong when you bring snickerdoodles to a party. These very American cookies are always a hit. This recipe presents methods to make soft cake-like snickerdoodles or a denser, chewier texture. The option is yours! Either way, each cookie contains 88 calories and 2.2 grams of carbs!
We hope you enjoy these cookies and that they allow you to join in the holiday fun while helping you to avoid spikes in your blood sugar!
