272 cookies light recipes

Diabetic-friendly shortbread cookies made with reduced-calorie margarine, fructose, and butter flavoring. Just 5 ingredients, 20 minutes, and you've got 24 light, crispy cookies without the sugar spike.

Cashew nut cookies with brown sugar, sour cream, and a buttery vanilla icing topped with whole cashews. Soft drop cookies with a caramel-like depth from the brown sugar base.

Chewy coconut almond macaroons made with homemade almond paste, ground coconut, and egg whites. Naturally gluten-free, crisp on the outside, soft in the middle. Makes 3 to 4 dozen.

Mexican flag cookies bake a coconut-extract sheet cookie cut into 3x4 rectangles, then decorate with green, white, and red icing stripes plus a chocolate eagle. Cinco de Mayo party favorite.

Three-layer Southern cookies: a buttery shortbread round spread with gooey caramel-pecan filling, then drizzled with rich chocolate icing. Named after the wildflower and just as eye-catching on a cookie tray.

Boston cookies are an old-fashioned drop cookie with cinnamon, raisins and chopped walnuts in a simple butter-sugar base. Soft in the middle, lightly chewy at the edges, ready in 30 minutes.

Three-layer chocolate caramel bars with a fudgy brownie base, gooey pecan caramel topping, and a lacy semi-sweet chocolate drizzle. Makes 54 bars that store beautifully for 10 days. Think homemade turtle candy in cookie bar form.

Delicate, light and thin Swedish lemon cookie that is as light as an angel's wings.

Portuguese biscoitos shaped into rings from hand-rolled dough ropes. A simple butter and egg cookie that bakes golden, lightly sweet, and crisp.

Turn the gingerbread cookies into this delicious and light pudding.

Langues de chat (cat's tongues) - delicate French butter cookies piped into thin, crisp strips. A 5-ingredient cookie press recipe with a light, crispy vanilla snap.

Wonderful fruit cookies are lightly sweetened raisin and currant drop cookies made with hot apple juice and nutmeg. A diabetic-friendly, low-sugar cookie with real fruit flavor.

Fairy cookies made with both powdered and granulated sugar, margarine, and oil for a melt-in-your-mouth texture. A big batch sugar cookie recipe that bakes up light, tender, and crisp.

Light, tender coconut cookies with almond extract and egg whites. Golden drop cookies that bake up delicate and crisp in just 12 minutes.

Toffee crisps are light, golden drop cookies studded with almond brickle chips. A crispy, buttery cookie with caramelized toffee bits in every bite.

Cookies and cream angel food cake made with just two ingredients: angel food cake mix and crushed Oreo cookies folded into the batter. Light, airy, and speckled with chocolate cookie crumbs.