What Are Some Healthy Alternatives for Christmas Cookies?

[shelliebeard]

Incentive PointsIf someone promotes to Director on Jan 1st, so they qualified as a Director in December...do the 3,000 points count in 2008 or in 2007?

I have someone about to promote so we were just trying to see if this would get us off to a good start in 2008 (pretty pointless for both of us in 2007). She has signed 9 consultants total, but hasn't had 5 active and qualified at one time yet. It's bound to happen next month! ray:

 

[cmdtrgd]

It would count in the next year's incentive.

 

[DebPC]

I have many cookie dependent friends and relatives so I always bake the same 5 varieties and introduce 1 or 2 newbies each year.

 

[imported_lkprescott]

Not usually.. my mom bakes enough for everyone. If I baked 'em they wouldn't last until the holidays. LOL...

 

[JaimeQ]

This year i'm not baking them for myself/family. I am doing a cookie exchange and have to make 5 dozen. Although i'm taking the easy route I guess cause i'm not baking It's not even really a cookie. It's a honey oat cereal with melted marshmellows and then dipped in chocolate. The only thing that I make every year is fudge!! Yum can't wait to make it next week.

 

[friday]

I will be baking cookies for Christmas. I usually bake 12 dozen for my dads birthday (Dec 24th) and I try to do at least 6 different kinds. I havent sat down to plot the kinds yet, but usually chocolate haystacks, molasses cookies, shortbread, sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies, then who knows.

 

[imported_heat123]

I have helped grams every year since I can remember! Plus I end up doing banana and pumpkin bread loaves along with the cookies.

 

[Christ Follower]

I usually do. I have to make 2 dozen for a cookie exchange at bunco this Friday.

 

[erinyourpclady]

I am baking about 7-8 different kinds this year. Plus I have to make, roll, cut and bake about 8 dzen for our annual cooie decorating party............

Next week is cookie week.........

 

[MissChef]

I always bake Christmas Cookies and goodies. This year though, I think I'm going to try to do it from the new Cooking Light magazine i just got and see if they can tell the difference. I would love healthier alternatives! If the flavor doesn't lack but the fat and calories do, then I'm all about that!

 

[imported_Nikkijo]

Depends on how much time I have..I have candy molds and love to make peanut butter cups, chocolate covered cherries and suckers when I have time.

I have to make 6 dozen cookies by Sunday for a cookie exchange

 

[jrstephens]

I make sugar cookies sometimes. I do not make cookies very often. I prefer to call my mom and get her to make them and go up there right when they are coming out of the oven.

I make more finger foods and snacks than cookies.

 

[CookingwithMary]

Low carb lifestyle here, no Christmas cookies.

 

[JAE]

I always bake Christmas Cookies and goodies. This year though, I think I'm going to try to do it from the new Cooking Light magazine i just got and see if they can tell the difference. I would love healthier alternatives! If the flavor doesn't lack but the fat and calories do, then I'm all about that!

I just made some chocolate cherry almond cookies from Health magazine Dec. '07. We left out the almonds because older DS doesn't like them. There's an entire article with about 4 or 5 recipes. Use Bittersweet chocolate bar and dried cherries. Not as soft as I'd like them to be but good flavor.
I also have made cut outs and frosted them with the kids, and candy cane cookies with peppermint flavor. Very tedious twisting of pink and white dough. Still going to make a peppermint bark and peanut brittle.