Christmas desserts recipes with 400 or fewer calories added by professional chefs

Mincemeat Cookies ~ The Old Fashioned Way

I have always loved mincemeat - pie with vanilla ice cream or cookies and cocoa. This is how we make them,…

Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies - HIGH ALTITUDE STYLE

Think you can't improve on the Original Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe? You can if you live at a high…

Japanese “Rare” Cheesecake

No bake cheesecakes are called “rare cheesecakes” in Japan. It is a soft type of cheesecake and usually gelatin is used to harden the filling. Rare…

Easy Candied Pecans

A snack for the gods! Sprinkle atop your favorite greens, blue cheese topped or chicken salad. For holiday entertaining leave the pecans in halves…

Graham Cracker Snowballs (a no-cook confection)

An easy confection ~ not a cookie, not a candy, but a cross somewhere between. No cooking, no baking. Easy to…

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…

Creme de Menthe Pillows

Oat Pecan Praline Cookies

Chewy, slightly soft texture with a hint of caramel pecan, these attractive cookies make a nice snack for company with coffee, tea or milk.…

Budget Bisquik Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

No eggs. No milk. Ingredients you have on-hand. Yup, this recipe was born of innovation late one night when…

Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

Moist and chewy, these will help satisfy your choco-holic inclinations. Baking chocolate rather than cocoa gives a richer color and flavor than…

Soft Ginger Cookie

"These are nice soft sugary gingerbread cookies. They stay soft, too. One of my favorites."

CANDIED PECANS

THIS RECIPE I MADE AND EVERY ONE OF MY FRIENDS GET ON CHRISTMAS. THIS IT SOMETHING YOU CAN NOT STOP EATING. I GIVE THE BASIC RECIPE YOU CAN ADD WHAT…

Chocolate Dreams

Applesauce Raisin Cookies

Layered Pumpkin Pudding Pie (easily converts to a lighter version)

A change-of-pace pumpkin pie recipe for the holidays with the bonus - it…