Healthy happy you.
One of my good friends was recently explaining how much she missed her Norwegian grandmother's Christmas cookies. She recalled them as a simple butter cookie marked by her grandmother's thumbprint and sprinkled in sugar. I took note of all of the details and luckily, I was able to find a recipe that matched her description. I gathered up all of the ingredients and got to work. These treats turned Read more
Holidays are all about spending time with friends and family, giving and receiving gifts, and indulging in delicious seasonal treats. You can certainly enjoy some holiday cookies, candy, and beverages without tipping the scales, you just need to be aware of calories. Take this quiz to see which foods are "nice" and which are "naughty." Source: Flickr User kthread, Flickr User abbyladybug, and Read more
Source: Flickr Users rusvaplauke and jspatchwork Would You Rather Eat Ginger Cookies or Sugar Cookies? Ginger cookies. Sugar cookies. Neither — I'll tell you the holiday cookies I like best below. Read more
Choosing what to keep as leftovers is one way to help you survive the holidays, but sometimes an insistent host won't let you get away without a bag of holiday treats. Even if you volunteer to take home an alternative item, like leftover hummus, some hosts just won't take no for an answer! So what do you do with a tempting bag of cookies? Here are a few ideas. Bring them to the office. Chances Read more
Embrace the giving spirit of the season and surprise your co-workers with a sweet treat. Everyone enjoys an extra cookie or two over the holidays, and here are 10 ideas for cookies to bring to work. You'll likely become the most popular person in the office! Read more
The holidays really aren't the same without a cookie plate to share. And whether you're baking cookies for your own party or gifting a plate to a friend, you can still have indulgent, tasty treats minus all the sugar and fat. From chocolate to peanut butter with plenty of seasonal spices thrown in, here are seven healthy cookies to enjoy this holiday season. Read more
Do your kiddos leave a milk and cookies snack for Santa? It's a tradition that's too cute to pass up. Tots light up with joy on Christmas Day as they catch a glimpse of all of the presents Santa has left them — and a cookie platter with nothing but crumbs! This holiday season, treat Santa to a delightful midnight snack with unique Christmas cookies to swoon over. Feast your eyes on these 10 Read more
Eliminating grains during Passover can be difficult, especially when it comes to sweet treats. Believe it or not, you can still enjoy cakes and cookies on this holiday, and they don't have to break the calorie bank either. Keep reading to find out about some delicious, yet good-for-you desserts you can whip up for Passover. *Note: Some of these recipes are made with vanilla extract. For those Read more
Candy and cupcakes and treats, oh, my! In the hierarchy of holidays designed to give tots a sugar high, Easter must claim one of the top three spots. A holiday where candy is strewn about the yard? Sign me up! So when Jelly Belly teamed up with Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, the authors of the new Cupcakes, Cookies, & Pie, Oh, My! and the inspiring What's New, Cupcake?, for an evening of Read more
All that holiday gifting is only half the merriment of the holidays. The rest of it — in our opinion, at least! — comes from the joy of making and savoring special holiday treats that only come once a year. The minute Thanksgiving passed, we move on to dreaming about all the holiday dessert possibilities, and there are simply too many on our to-make list to name. From gingerbread cookies to Read more
