Lightened-Up Holiday Cookie Dough
Calories: 56
Fat: 2g
This versatile recipe is the base for several other cookies and bars.
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Chocolate Swirled Bars
Calories: 82
Fat: 4g
These swirly chocolaty bars make a crunchy and elegant addition to any cookie tray—and couldn't be easier!
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Drizzled Cherry Cookie Cups
Calories: 99
Fat: 4g
No one will ever guess these cute cookies drizzled with chocolate are lighter!
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Wreath Cookies
Calories: 67
Fat: 3g
Pretty and whimsical, these tiny, tender wreaths will definitely be favorites!
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Gingerbread People
Calories: 99
Fat: 2g
These soft, chewy cookies are favorites of my grandchildren. They love helping me decorate them!
—Joan Truax, Pittsboro, Indiana
Evergreen Cutouts
Calories: 70
Fat: 3g
These eye-appealing cookies will remind you of shortbread, but they have a wonderful, mild sweetness that sets them apart.
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
Calories: 70
Fat: 3g
These eye-appealing cookies will remind you of shortbread, but they have a wonderful, mild sweetness that sets them apart.
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Chocolate Raisin Biscotti
Calories: 56
Fat: 1g
A drizzle of creamy frosting makes these chocolate treats from our Test Kitchen so special with coffee, chai or tea!
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Swirled Mint Cookies
Calories: 59
Fat: 3g
No one will believe that these rich and buttery cookies are 'light,' but they are! And with their colorful swirls, each one of these minty sugary bites is unique.
—Lois K. Hill, Thomasville, North Carolina
Cherry Cranberry Pinwheels
Calories: 83
Fat: 2g
With the combination of cranberries, cherries, orange zest and cinnamon, these festive cookies are as fragrant as they are flavorful.
—Deb Perry, Bluffton, Indiana
Pistachio Pinwheels
Calories: 49
Fat: 2g
These whimsical treats look complex, but they're a cinch to assemble. You'll love the pistachio's nutty flavor combined with the dough's sweet taste.
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Peanut Butter Crunch Cookies
Calories: 56
Fat: 3g
The next time you’re craving peanut butter cookies try this variation with oats and Grape-Nuts. I think it’s even better than the regular cookies, which I like a lot.
—Jack Horst, Westfield, New York
Chewy Coconut Macaroons
Calories: 83
Fat: 3g
These chewy cookies are my husband's favorites, so he requests them often.
—Peggy Key, Grant, Alabama
Chocolate Meringue Stars
Calories: 40
Fat: 1g
These light, delicate chewy cookies sure make for merry munching. Their big chocolate flavor makes it difficult to keep the kids away from them long enough to get any on the cookie tray.
—Edna F. Lee, Greeley, Colorado
Spice Cutout Cookies
Calories: 87
Fat: 1g
My husband loves ginger snaps and gingerbread. He was delighted when I made these cookies since they offered a ginger flavor but with a new twist.
—Lyn Chapman, Provo, Utah
Golden Thumbprints
Calories: 75
Fat: 4g
These cookies taste as good as they look. I often roll them in walnuts and bake them for friends and family at Christmas.
—Loraine Meyer, Bend, Oregon
Spritz Wreaths
Calories: 37
Fat: 2g
At only 37 calories each, you can indulge your urge to eat more than one of these delightful cookies.
—Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Greendale, Wisconsin
Stamped by Design Cookies
Calories: 52
Fat: 2g
I came up with this idea to use a foam stamp to create an indented design for the frosting. They're so easy!
—Sherry Lee, Columbus, Ohio
Chocolate Mint Wafers
Calories: 38
Fat: 2g
I created these melt-in-your-mouth thin mints for a cookie exchange, and everyone raved about them.
—Michelle Kester, Cleveland, Ohio