American christmas bake recipes with 100 or fewer calories costing less than $0.5 per serving added by professional chefs

Christmas Jewels (Fruit Cake Cookies)

A munchy spice cookie with loads of nuts. Mixed candied fruit adds the “jewel tones,” moisture and softness.…

Skinny Mini Reuben Appetizers, Low Calorie and Delectable

Here’s a classic deli sandwich turned into a bite-sized appetizer. I love serving these whenever I’m having…

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…

Brown Sugar Cookies

A twist on a classic. This warm cookies is perfect for cold winter nights when you are curling up by the fire and want a treat. The combination of…

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…

Skinny Apple Cinnamon Monkey Bread

If you love apples and desserts with apples in them, I think you’ll love this recipe! It’s a decadent, rich…

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

Chef Gino's Peanut Blossom Cookies

Peanut Blossoms were developed by Freda Smith from Gibsonburg, Pa. in a National Pillsbury Bake-Offf…

Lemon Coconut Pixies

I shape ( using an ice cream scoop #40) my cookies right after dough is made and then refrigerate.

Raspberry Topped Poppy Seed Cookies

A perfect dainty cookie for tea time, Valentine's Day, Christmas, or other special occasion. Buttery-rich,…

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…

Coconut Kisses

Think macaroon with a chocolate kiss - a match made in heaven. These will disappear fast on your valentine cookie tray. Be sure to have chocolate…

Valentine Sugar Cookie Cutouts

Perfect cookie dough for sugar cutouts, here made into Valentine hearts.