American bake cookies recipes with 500 or fewer calories costing less than $2.5 per serving

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Chocolate Chip Meringue Bars

Chocolate Chip Meringue Bars

A different twist on a chocolate chip bar. The egg yolks are used in the dough, and the whites are beaten with brown sugar to make a meringue…

Farrell May Podgorsek
Oct 2015
Advanced
2 votes
4008 views
Lemon Cookies

Lemon Cookies

I had a dream of eating lemon cookies during my afternoon nap yesterday. This may sound crazy but once I woke up, I quickly browsed for lemon…

Christine
Aug 2012
Beginner
1 vote
6293 views
Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Easy, delicious peanut butter cookies. The kids love them and can make them on their own, they're so easy.

Carolina Create
Apr 2013
Advanced
2 votes
5280 views
Carrot Raisin Cookie Bars

Carrot Raisin Cookie Bars

I love baking from scratch - sometimes the more ingredients the better. Other times not so much. This cookie bar recipe uses a cake mix to cut…

Carolinaheartstrings
Jun 2013
Intermediate
2 votes
4590 views
German Drop Cookies

German Drop Cookies

Pecan-laden German Drop Cookies are reminiscent of Mexican wedding cookies, but I like these even better for the cinnamon-laced powdery topping. You…

Salad Foodie
Dec 2011
Professional
1 vote
6060 views
Apricot Walnut Squares (A Bar Cookie)

Apricot Walnut Squares (A Bar Cookie)

CRUNCHY, CHEWY and MOIST. That sums up this pleasing amber-color bar cookie. The bottom crust gets extra crunch…

Salad Foodie
Apr 2012
Professional
3 votes
4692 views
Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Fluffy cream cheese filling sandwiched between two moist pumpkin cookies make these Mini Pumpkin Whoopie Pies the perfect hand-held snack you just…

Carrie Keizer
Oct 2012
Intermediate
3 votes
4226 views
Applesauce Honey Cookies

Applesauce Honey Cookies

These sweet, moist, spice-scented cookies are a cinch to make.

Robyn Savoie
Oct 2013
Advanced
1 vote
8300 views
Oatmeal Blondies

Oatmeal Blondies

I couldn't decide what to make one day. Did I want Blondies or Oatmeal Cookies. Why not both? The bars came out exactly as I wanted them to. Moist…

Farrell May Podgorsek
Jun 2010
Advanced
4 votes
14996 views
Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie

Neiman Marcus Chocolate Chip Cookie

I have a number of great chocolate chip cookie recipes. This is probably my kids' favorite. I'm not sure it's…

Nancy Miyasaki
Dec 2010
Intermediate
5 votes
9610 views
Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

Carrot Cake Sandwich Cookies

*Using shortening instead of butter produces a thicker more ‘cake-like’ cookie. Don’t use margarine or butter substitutes!

Mary Joseph
Jan 2011
Advanced
1 vote
4510 views
Candy Corn Oreo Cookies

Candy Corn Oreo Cookies

Candy Corn Oreo Cookies are soft, crispy, chewy and crunchy. We’ve got your Halloween goblins covered!

Culinary Envy
Sep 2016
Advanced
1 vote
1635 views
Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Crisscross Cookies

Peanut butter cookie recipes abound, but none of them came close to rekindling memories of the favorite from my…

Salad Foodie
Feb 2017
Professional
1 vote
2770 views
Indian Spice Cookies

Indian Spice Cookies

Based on Garam Masala, a spice blend used frequently in Indian cuisine, these cookies have a nice soft and chewy texture and the flavor is complex…

Buck Bannister
Feb 2010
Advanced
1 vote
2605 views
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

A nice breakfast bar or snack, these granola bars start with ready-made granola to save time. Make them chewy…

Salad Foodie
Jul 2013
Professional
1 vote
7776 views