Recipes and Cooking Healthy Recipes Healthy Dessert Recipes The 11 Best Healthy Cookie Recipes to Stock Your Jar Wisely By Katlyn Moncada Katlyn Moncada Instagram Katlyn Moncada is the associate food editor at BHG.com, sharing food news and tutorials on becoming better home cooks. She is a writer and editor with nearly a decade of experience in digital media, photography, and video production. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on November 19, 2020 Fact checked by Marcus Reeves Fact checked by Marcus Reeves Marcus Reeves is an experienced writer, publisher, and fact-checker. He began his writing career reporting for The Source magazine. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Playboy, The Washington Post, and Rolling Stone, among other publications. His book Somebody Scream: Rap Music's Rise to Prominence in the Aftershock of Black Power was nominated for a Zora Neale Hurston Award. He is an adjunct instructor at New York University, where he teaches writing and communications. Marcus received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Learn about BHG's Fact Checking Process Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Kritsada Panichgul Everyone deserves to enjoy a delicious homemade cookie every once in a while. But if you've got dietary restrictions or are cutting back on sugar, you're probably looking for some healthy cookies that actually taste good. Whether it's a chewy chocolate chip cookie or a crunchy ginger cookie, here are some of our best healthy cookie recipes (or healthier versions) to whip up next time your sweet tooth strikes. 01 of 11 Easy Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies View Recipe Carson Downing These healthy peanut butter cookies are some of the best you'll ever taste. There are only 3 ingredients (peanut butter, sugar, and egg) involved in this delicious cookie recipe that just so happens to be gluten-free if anyone in the family has allergies. 02 of 11 Whole Grain Chocolate Chip Cookies View Recipe Kritsada Panichgul The main benefit of baking with whole grains is the fact there's less processing involved, leaving more nutrients in the seeds. Here we've created delicious healthy chocolate chip cookies by utilizing whole grains such as oat bran, wheat bran, and barley flour. If you're concerned about the sugar content, try using no-sugar-added chocolate chips. Buy It: Lily's Dark Chocolate Baking Chips ($7, Target) 03 of 11 Carrot Raisin Cookies View Recipe Kritsada Panichgul Fans of carrot cake will swoon over these healthy cookies. There may not be any cream cheese frosting here, but it's packed with carrots, raisins, and the same cinnamon-sugar notes as your favorite cake. This healthy cookie recipe uses whole wheat flour and includes applesauce to add natural sweetness and moisture. Buy It: King Arthur Whole Wheat Flour ($5, Target) 04 of 11 No-Bake Peanut Butter Oat Bites View Recipe Andy Lyons Your search for healthy no-bake cookies is over. These bite-size treats require pulsing just seven ingredients in the food processor. Opt for dairy-free chocolate pieces and swap agave syrup for the honey to make these healthy cookies vegan. Buy It: Cuisinart Elemental Collection 8-Cup Food Processor ($110, Kohl's) 05 of 11 Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies View Recipe Blaine Moats If ginger cookies are on top of your holiday baking list every year, this is the healthy cookie recipe for you. There's less than half the amount of sugar (about 1 cup versus 2 cups) in a typical ginger cookie recipe. Bonus: molasses is linked to promoting bone health and heart health. Buy It: Hamilton Beach 6-Speed Hand Mixer ($16, Target) 06 of 11 Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies View Recipe Jason Donnelly Protein-rich almond flour not only makes healthy chocolate chip cookies taste amazing, but it keeps them gluten-free! For a different gluten-free take, try making these healthy cookies with coconut flour. 07 of 11 Cornmeal Sandies View Recipe Alison Miksch With only ¼ cup sugar in the whole batch, these delicious cookies come in at just 3 grams of sugar per cookie. Shredded lemon and orange peel add a nice bright flavor to these healthy cookies. Cornmeal adds an irresistible texture as well as a bit of fiber and protein. 08 of 11 Oat, Fruit, and Nut Cookies View Recipe Andy Lyons Oatmeal is well-known as a heart-healthy and antioxidant-rich food. It's also known to help keep blood glucose levels down and even promote weight loss. These healthy oatmeal cookies get chunks of delicious flavor with your choice of dried mixed fruits and nuts. 09 of 11 Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies View Recipe Joyce Pool How do you make healthy chocolate chip cookies? Add tofu! Before you go running away, the plant-based protein has a neutral flavor so you won't taste anything funky. The tofu only adds its nutritional benefits (plus a bit of moisture) to these healthy cookies. 10 of 11 Sour Cream Pumpkin Bars View Recipe Blaine Moats Bar cookies can be healthy, too. Not only is pumpkin the star flavor of fall, but it's actually packed with vitamins that may boost immunity. This healthy pumpkin cookie also features whole wheat flour. 11 of 11 Apple-Walnut Crunch Cookies View Recipe Blaine Moats Here's another healthy cookie that could be enjoyed as a quick breakfast, but sweet enough for dessert. The cookies have a chewy-sweet bite from dried apples and applesauce. For the crunch, it's packed with fiber-rich bran cereal. 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