{"id":1112,"date":"2017-07-19T06:42:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T06:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smilebox.com\/articles\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2021-03-07T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T11:26:42","slug":"healthy-christmas-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/healthy-christmas-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy Christmas Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
\nNot a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
\nThe stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
\nIn hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;<\/p>\n

And when St. Nicholas comes, he of course expects cookies and milk right? And what happens when good old\u2019 Santa doesn\u2019t show up at our house\u2026someone has to eat the cookies, and that someone is probably you.<\/p>\n

We all know that the holiday season is filled with holiday meals, cocktail parties and over indulgence. This usually leads to the unnecessary weight gain that we all dread. So this time, why not bake a healthy<\/em> version of those delicious sugar cookies that the kids wait for all year long. I promise they won\u2019t even know the difference.<\/p>\n

When you take them out of the oven they will be crispy on the outside and moist on the inside and the best part, they are easy to make.  Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Healthy Christmas cookies<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"helathy-christmas-cookies\"<\/p>\n

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Ingredients <\/em><\/p>\n

2 1\/3 cups gluten free flour<\/p>\n

1tsp baking powder<\/p>\n

\u00bd tsp. salt<\/p>\n

1 \u00bd cup powdered sugar<\/p>\n

\u00bc cup chopped cranberries<\/p>\n

1\/3 unsweetened coconut milk<\/p>\n

2 tsp. vanilla extract<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup coconut oil<\/p>\n

 <\/em>Directions<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees<\/li>\n
  2. In bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt and cranberries.<\/li>\n
  3. In separate bowl beat together powdered sugar, coconut oil (fully melted), coconut milk (at room temperature) and vanilla extract.<\/li>\n
  4. Combine dry ingredients to the wet and continue beating until a dough forms.<\/li>\n
  5. Form dough into a ball and store in the fridge in plastic wrap for 15 min.<\/li>\n
  6. Remove from fridge and roll out the dough on the counter<\/li>\n
  7. Use Christmas shaped cookie cutters to cut out shapes and place cookies on baking sheets.<\/li>\n
  8. Bake for 8 minutes and remove. Let cool and serve!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    \u2018Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; And when St. Nicholas comes, he of course expects cookies and milk right? And what happens when good […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n