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Healthy Cranberry Holiday Cookies You Can Make with the Kids

December 15, 2020 by The Nutrition Twins

Some of our best memories as kids were the times spent in the kitchen baking holiday cookies with our mom.  And now, with our own kids, this is still one of our favorite things to do.  The difference is that now with the hectic holiday season we don’t have to stress over finding a full day to bake as we’ve created some fun, delicious and healthy holiday cookies that don’t take an entire afternoon to make. We’re so excited as these cookies are easy for the kids to get involved, fun to make—and healthy too—but no one has to know that! 😉

One of the best parts about these cookies is the holiday twist—the cranberries!  These sweet treats are nutritional powerhouses and their red sparkle makes the cookies so festive.  And as registered dietitians that love to pack nutrients into our kids we love that cranberries contain beneficial bioactive compounds known as PACs, that help reduce the incidence of certain infections and maintain a healthy urinary tract.  Cranberries may help maintain cardiovascular health (we’re never too young—and neither are our kids—to protect our hearts!) thanks to these bioactive compounds that improve blood cholesterol levels, reduce blood pressure and improve inflammation and oxidative stress.

With only 82 calories per delicious cookie, you’d never believe that these sweet treats have the health benefits of the cranberries, plus, fiber and nutrients.   And while some cranberry products, such as dried cranberries and cranberry juice, have some added sugar for palatability, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans state that a healthy eating pattern has room for nutrient dense foods with added sugars as long as calories from added sugar are less than 10% per day – and we certainly think cranberries, a festive and delicious superfruit, are an awesome choice, especially when paired with the other great ingredients in these cookies!

One of the things we love about these cookies is how truly easy they are to whip up and that kids of most any ages can help!

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Healthy Cranberry Holiday Cookies

Serves: 12 cookies

Ingredients:

3 very ripe banana, mashed

½ cup rolled oats

3 Tbsp. almond butter

½ tsp almond extract, optional (use the higher amount if you like it more almond-flavored)

3 Tbsp slivered almonds

1/3 heaping cup dried cranberries

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. In a medium sized bowl, smash banana. Add almond butter, almond extract and oats, stirring until thoroughly combined. Stir in cranberries and almonds.
  3. Place 2-1/2 tablespoons of mixture on a greased baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven when cooked completely through.

Nutrition Facts Per Serving (1 Cookie): 82 Calories, 12 g carbohydrate, 3 g fat, 2 g protein, 25 mg sodium, 2 g fiber

 

The Nutrition Twins are creating recipes with cranberries this holiday season to enjoy their flavor and health benefits.

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Filed Under: Christmas, Food, Food & Drink, Holidays Tagged With: cranberries, fiber, healthy cookies, holiday cookies

About The Nutrition Twins

Lyssie Lakatos, R.D., and Tammy Lakatos Shames, R.D., are co-owners of NutritionTwins.com, a nutrition counseling practice in New York City. They have been featured regularly as the nutrition experts on The Discovery Health Channel, The Learning Channel, and the Oxygen Network, and been featured in Good Housekeeping, Vogue, People, and Womens Health. Visit: NutritionTwins.com. They are the authors of "The Secret To Skinny: How Salt Makes You Fat" (HCI Books) and also "Fire Up Your Metabolism: 9 Proven Principles of Fat and Losing Weight Forever" (Simon and Schuster). They're latest book, The Nutrition Twins Veggie Cure was released January 2014.

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