Healthy Cookie Recipes?

[Anna Hart]

I am trying to kick my candy habit and in order to do this I am making a lot of cookies. I have one good, healthy cookie recipe but I would like more (my recipe is on my blog www.livingwelllivingsimply.blogspot.com if you are interested). Help please. I want tasty and healthy.

[beckyliz]

I don't have anything to add, recipe-wise, but you have a nice blog!

[Anna Hart]

beckyliz - thank you for the encouragement.

[Rosemary]

Take your favorite recipe, cut the sugar in half, cut the butter in half. Swap half of the flour with whole wheat flour, oat or barley flour. For 1/2 c flour you can also sub 1 c rolled oats (quick or old-fashioned), flaxmeal, oat bran, almond meal, or other similar food with larger particle sizes.

That said... Cookies are only so "healthy." Even cookies made with a spare amount of sugar and butter weigh in around 100 calories apiece. It might be easier in the long run to replace a candy habit with a healthy habit, such as fruit, vegetables, or a 10-minute walk when the candy urge hits.