Best Diet Cookies Recipes

DR. SIEGEL'S DIET COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit.
• Combine first 8 ingredients in large bowl, mix well with spoon.
• Blend banana, butter, sugar, eggs, egg whites, and vanilla at medium speed with an electric mixer until well incorporated.
• Add wet ingredients to dry, mix well and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
• Divide in half, then half again.
• Each portion makes 6 cookies. (I used an ice cream scoop to measure out the dough.).
• Bake for 12 minutes on cookie sheet or parchment paper.
• Cookies spread very little during baking. Allow to cool slightly and transfer to wire rack.

DIET COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Whisk together wet ingredients.
• Whisk together dry ingredients.
• Combine both bowls and mix with hands ( mix will be thick).
• Make into patties ( cookie size).
• Cook for 15 minutes.

SOUTH BEACH DIET FRIENDLY CHOCOLATE MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Combine egg whites, cream of tartar, and vanilla. Beat until the whites form soft peaks. Slowly add sugar substitute and cocoa; beat until stiff peaks form, and mixture becomes glossy.
• Optional - Fold in nuts.
• Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls on to a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

SOUTH BEACH DIET CHOCOLATE COOKIES (PHASE 1)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all ingredients.
• Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes or until firm to the touch.

THE KIND DIET THUMBPRINT JAM COOKIES - ALICIA SILVERSTONE RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine the rolled oats and almonds in a blender or food processor and process until this is the consistency of flour.
• Pour into a large bowl and add the spelt flour.
• Combine the oil with the maple syrup and brown rice syrup. Mix well.
• Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix well.
• Make 1-inch sized balls with your hands [you can use some oil on your palms, if needed] and press flat onto a lightly oiled cookie sheet.
• Make an indentation with your thumb into the center of each cookie.
• Fill each cookie with a teaspoonful of jam.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• NOTE: Tiptree makes the best jams - with the purest ingredients -- the raspberry seedless is awesome, the morello cherry jam, all of them really - amazon.com has them online.
• Also, you could substitute any nut flour or gluten-free flour [pamela's pancake and baking mix is widely accepted as one of the best - also available on amazon.com].

SOUTH BEACH DIET PEANUT BUTTER & JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix sugar substitute, egg, and vanilla with an electric mixer set on low for 3 minutes. Add peanut butter and baking soda. Mix on medium until dough comes together, about 30 seconds.
• Form dough into 24 (2-teaspoon) balls and place on baking sheet 1 inch apart. Gently press your thumb into the center of each to make an indentation. Fill each indentation with 1/2 teaspoon jam.
• Bake until lightly browned on the bottom, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

SOUTH BEACH DIET PNUT BUTTER AND JELLY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Mix sugar substitute, egg, and vanilla with an electric mixer set on low for 3 minutes. Add peanut butter and baking soda. Mix on medium until dough comes together, about 30 seconds. Form dough into 24 (2-teaspoon) balls and place on baking sheet 1 inch apart. Gently press your thumb into the center of each to make an indentation. Fill each indentation with 1/2 teaspoon jam. Bake until lightly browned on the bottom, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

SOUTH BEACH DIET FRIENDLY CHOCOLATE MERINGUE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Combine egg whites, cream of tartar, and vanilla. Beat until the whites form soft peaks. Slowly add sugar substitute and cocoa; beat until stiff peaks form, and mixture becomes glossy.
• Optional - Fold in nuts.
• Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls on to a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

DIET FRIENDLY LEMON COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk egg whites, soy milk, spray butter, and lemon flavor + juice together in large bowl. Mix in sugar substitute.
• Whisk flour, baking powder and salt together in small bowl. Add to egg white mixture.
• Spoon 1 inch cookies onto nonstick cookie sheet. Sprinkle tops with colored sugar.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 7-8 minutes.