Low Fat Sugar Cookie Recipes

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Healthy Sugar Cookies made low calorie, gluten free with an easy sugar free icing! A simple sugar cookie recipe that’s lighter and healthy. Gluten Free + Low Calorie

When I was younger, I was a huge fan of sugar cookies. I mean who doesn’t love a soft, chewy, sugar laden cookie with fun decorations on top? Now today my favorite part is decorating cookies. It’s such a fun way to relax and celebrate the holiday season in one shebang. I know you and your loved ones will love this healthier sugar cookie recipe too!

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I absolutely love sugar cookies, but sugar is a fickle thing. I’ve talked about sugar A LOT on my podcast and here on the blog like in this blog post.

Most people who are overweight are insulin resistance meaning that they can easily over consume sugar because their body is no longer responding to insulin hormone. I work with my weight loss clients to make them insulin sensitive because insulin hormone really is the key to weight loss.

That’s why looking for lighter alternatives with better for you ingredients is also important when you’re looking for recipes and I work hard to make that happen for you! Here’s why these Healthy Sugar Cookies are better for you.

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You’ll also need parchment paper, a large baking sheet and rolling pin. A piping bag is optional, but I highly recommend these silicone piping bags! They’re much easier to use than plastic bags and make icing your sugar cookies a lot easier.

Step one is creaming together the butter, granulated monkfruit sweetener and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. In another bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder. Slowly pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until a crumbly mixture forms.Add in the egg and almond milk and mix until combined.

Form the dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for 15 minutes or so while you preheat your oven to 350 F.

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Next roll out the dough on a parchment-covered sheet pan so the dough is between ⅛-¼” thick. Be careful with this as gluten free flour is not as firm as regular flours! Use your favorite cookie cutters to cut out shapes about ½” or so apart from one another.

Bake the sugar cookies for 7-10 minutes, or until the cookies are slightly browned on the bottom, but be careful not to overbake these as they will get too hard when they cool. Allow the cookies to cool.

Step two is making the icing – the best part in my opinion! To make the icing, whisk a tablespoon or so of the powdered monkfruit with 1 teaspoon of the almond milk. Slowly stir in about half of the sweetener a little at a time, whisking as you go. Add the rest of the almond milk and the vanilla extract. Stir in the rest of the sweetener. Mixing a little at a time like this will help prevent lumps. The end result should be a fairly firm icing that will hold up to being piped on the cookies. If the icing is too firm, add more liquid. If it’s too liquidy, add more powdered sugar.

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Spoon the icing into a piping bag or little plastic baggie with the tip cut off. Pipe the icing onto the cookies in whatever design you’d like. Top with crushed candy cane pieces, mini chocolate chips, sprinkles or anything you desire.

Here’s a few substitutions you can make for this sugar cookie recipe. Substitutions (especially in baking) can change the texture and taste of the cookies. Remember, substitutions do change the nutritional values of the recipe too!

Store your sugar cookies in an airtight container on the counter up to 2 weeks. You can store sugar cookies in the refrigerator, but they may get really firm and not be as chewy. Sugar cookies can be stored in the freezer up to 60 days too.

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Healthy Sugar Cookies made low calorie, gluten free with an easy sugar free icing! A simple sugar cookie recipe that's lighter and healthy.

Megan is a certified nutrition practitioner, author, freelance food photographer and fitness instructor living in Phoenix, Arizona. On her blog, Skinny Fitalicious she shares EASY, gluten free recipes for weight loss. Follow Megan on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram for the latest updates.This Sugar Christmas Cookies recipe makes soft & chewy cut out cookies that keep their shape and are healthier than most. Plus a simple icing that’s just sweet enough! Use this great recipe, along with other favorites like Candy Cane Cookies for your favorite cookie decorating party or all year long!

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We made chocolate chip cookies for sure, and even brownies , but setting a day aside to specifically make and decorate sugar cookies just didn’t happen in our house.

My step-mom now lives with Jesus , so it’s up to me to carry on her tradition of making my own healthier sugar Christmas cookies with the kids. I love making them because they’re:

Step 1. In a bowl of a stand mixer OR using a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream the sugar and butter until it is very light in color, about 5-10 minutes.

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Step 3. Add 1 cup of the flour, the salt and baking powder and turn on low. Add the remaining flour and mix until the dough is no longer crumbly and starts to stick together, possibly cleaning the sides of the bowl.

Step 6. When the dough is chilled, lightly flour a Silpat mat (or your working surface) and place your dough on top of the flours, sliding it around slightly in the flour so that the underside is lightly coated. Take the same plastic wrap that it was wrapped in, unroll it and place it on top.

Step 7. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough to either 3/8″ thick for thicker, chewy, bakery-style cookies OR roll it out to 1/4” thick for classic sugar cookies.

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Step 8. Use the cookie cutters to cut your desired shapes. Place the shapes on the cookie sheet, leaving 1” of space between each cookie.

Step 10. Bake the cookies for 7 minutes. Rotate the pan and bake for 1-2 minutes more, just until the edges are barely golden brown. They might seem under-baked, but they’re not!

Step 11. When they’re done, remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes. Carefully move the cookies from the pan to the cooling rack to cool completely before icing.

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If you want these cookies to resemble those thick sugar cookies you can get at the grocery store bakery, roll them out to 3/8” thick. These will make a deliciously chewy and AMAZING cookie. If you want them a bit thinner, aim for 1/4” thick.

Yes. Even if all you have is 30 minutes to chill the sugar cookie dough, do it! If you don’t chill the dough, it will spread out too fast in the oven and they will taste doughy rather than chewy.

Yes. First, freeze them separately on a sheet, then store them in an airtight container for up to 3 months in the freezer. To thaw, leave them in the container on the countertop at room temperature for around 2 hours before enjoying them. 

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Something else I’ve learned over the years is that kitchen tools make cooking EASY. And enjoyable. I don’t own a lot of tools, but what I do own, I often use and love. For this recipe, in particular, I used:

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This healthier sugar Christmas cookies recipe makes the best soft & chewy cut out cookies. They’re low in sugar, versatile, and simple & easy to make!

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If you want these cookies to resemble those thick sugar cookies you can get at the grocery store bakery, roll them out to 3/8” thick. These will make a deliciously chewy and AMAZING cookie.

Tired of wasting your money on meal planning services? Sign up to get instant access to my 30 Minute Dinners Sample Meal Plan, complete with recipes and step-by-step instructions!Noah Velush-Rogers works on food prep for several area caterers. He has worked with a team of prep chefs for a private school group. He was an assistant cooking teacher for children and teen group cooking classes. Noah was hired as an intern and was then trained as a recipe tester for Fine Cooking Magazine. 

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2, 000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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