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Home » Desserts

Cookies and Bars

Desserts don't always have to be loaded with sugar and fat to be tasty. Not even cookies and dessert bars. Try one of our healthier cookie or dessert bar recipes and you'll be a believer!

  • Side view of cut brownies on a cooling rack.
    Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
  • Small plate of peppermint hot cocoa bites.
    Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies (no-bake)
  • 5 peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses in them, on a serving plate.
    Healthier Peanut Butter Blossoms
  • Stack of cookies on a plate.
    Cherry Pistachio Cookies
  • Homemade cherry truffles covered with shredded coconut, stacked on a small dish. Additional dishes with truffles covered with cocoa powder and ground almonds in the background, as well as 2 cups of coffee.
    Cherry Truffles
  • Stack of 5 cookies, tied with a decorative string.
    Spiced Molasses Cookies
  • Overhead image of three thumbprint cookies on a platter with strawberry jam in them
    Healthy Thumbprint Cookies
  • Dessert bars stacked on a plate.
    Peanut Butter and Jelly Dessert Bars
Laura Yautz in her kitchen

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Cozy Winter Recipes

  • Orange drink in a glass with a straw, garnished with an orange slice.
    Blended Immunity Drink
  • Tea in a glass mug, with thyme sprigs in it.
    Thyme Tea
  • Bowl of lentil and mushroom stew, garnished with parsley.
    Instant Pot Irish Stew with Lentils and Mushrooms
  • Bowl of white chili, garnished with sliced avocado, a lime wedge, and chopped cilantro.
    White Bean Veggie Chili
  • Overhead image of a bowl of cooked red cabbage.
    Slow Cooker Red Cabbage (German Style)
  • Pumpkin steel cut oats risotto in a heart shaped bowl, garnished with fresh sage leaves and chopped parsley.
    Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto with Steel Cut Oats
  • Pot of vegetable stew with soda bread dumplings.
    Vegetable Stew with Irish Soda Bread Dumplings
  • Overhead image of baked oatmeal, still in the baking pan.
    Pecan Pie Baked Oatmeal (sweetened with dates)

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