European cookies recipes with 200 or fewer calories costing less than $1.5 per serving

Cantuccini with dates and thyme

Aromatic, dry and crunchy biscuits with no added sugar that ideally complement a cup of coffee or tea. Also, great nibbles to put into the school…

Almond Biscotti

Crunchy biscotti are my go-to coffee dunkers. The sweet toasts make a perfect hostess or holiday gift besides. This recipe features almonds but…

Italian Pepper Cookies

Sometime you may have had some Italian cookies and wondered about the piquant taste. They may have been pepper cookies which come from the far…

3-2-1 and an egg

This is my childhood butter cookie. An easy Danish treat! an who can't remember 3-2-1 and an egg? I think that being in the kitchen with kids at…

Cranberry Orange Cookie Bites

These taste best fresh out of the oven but keep well for a few days, they just go a little chewier. But best of all, they're pretty healthy! Which…

Healthy Fruit and Nut bars

Homemade version of Nak'd bars. Easy to make, very versatile. If you love the taste of Nak’d bars, but you’re not so keen on the price, try…

Regina Cookies (sesame Biscotti)

Crispy Italian Cookies...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Biscotti

This Outrageous rich Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Biscotti is created from premade banana bread that starts…

Gingerbread Cookies

Toasted Pfoo Almond Cookies

Not sure why these are called Pfoo cookies. Maybe because you eat a batch as they are coming out of the oven and scald your mouth. And then you…

Sparkling Sugar Cutout Cookies

A great recipe for holiday gift giving!!!They turned out really well. Make sure to keep the dough really cold and well floured.

Walnut Biscotti

Biscotti are dry, twice-baked biscuits that originated in Italy. The traditional recipes contain almonds, pistachios, hazelnut or pine nuts.…

World's Best Pecan Shortbread

The closest some people will ever get to tasting real “Scottish” shortbread is the pecan style in the grocery store. Here’s my version. It’s easy…

Almond Biscotti

A very traditional recipe from my wifes Italian grandmother.

Strassburger Cookies

These cookies are usually found in the danish cookie tins, but this recipe makes a better cookie by quite a bit. Remember that sifting your flour…