14 dirt cookie recipes

Don't let the name fool you, there is no dirt in it anywhere. I named it this because of how it looked when it was all finished. With that said, I was in a baking mood and decided to combine my 2 favorite cookies together. I have no regrets. My kids said they loved them and this recipe was a keeper.

Mock shortbread cookies made without butter or sugar, using oil and a sugar substitute for a lighter, diet-friendly take on a tender, golden-edged classic. Simple roll-and-cut rounds in under an hour.

This is really healthy and is a great way to lose weight.

Congee is the Chinese name, Kanji the Japanese, and Jook is the Filipino name, all for the same thing. In English it would be called Rice Gruel or maybe Rice Hot Cereal, but progressively it is referred to by the naturalist health community as Congee. It is a staple of the Ancient Chinese Diet and used to nurse the sick and weak back to health. They say 3 weeks of this will cure ANYTHING! Its because it gives your system such a break that it can use its energy elsewhere to heal what ails you. It has nursed me back to health at least 3 times now and is supposed to be a part of my DAILY diet, according to my Acupuncturist, Betsy. Thank you for saving my life Betsy!!!

Delicious dirt cake made sugar-free with devil's food cake, chocolate pudding, cream cheese filling, and crushed cookie crumbs on top. A lighter dirt dessert.

A sugar-free dirt cake made with devil's food cake mix, chocolate pudding, cream cheese, and crushed cookies on top. All the fun of a classic dirt cake without the added sugar.

Graveyard pudding dessert layers chocolate pudding and whipped topping with crushed Oreo "dirt," decorated with tombstone cookies for a Halloween dessert. A no-bake classroom-party classic kids go wild for.

Dirt dessert layers crushed Oreo cookies, chocolate pudding, and whipped topping in a flower pot for a fun no-bake treat. Add gummy worms for the full effect.

Cool Whip graveyard dessert layers a chocolate wafer crust, creamy cheesecake filling, orange gelatin, and whipped topping dusted with cookie dirt. Easy Halloween party dessert.

Be sure and double this recipe. It only makes 2 dozen cookies, hardly worth getting the dishes dirty! But the cookies are tasty!

Beneath a layer of ghostly whipped topping lies a chilling graveyard of cookie-crumb earth, with layers of creamy, eerie cheese filling and a tombstone of cookies marking the final resting place of your diet. Serve this spine-chilling dessert at your Halloween party, if you dare, and watch as your guests unearth the delicious secrets hidden within!

These no-sugar peanut butter cookies are delicious. Perfect treats when you are on a diet.

Diabetic raisin cookies sweetened with boiled raisins, chopped dates, and a touch of artificial sweetener instead of sugar. A soft, fruit-forward cookie built for a low-sugar diet.

These delicious cookies are made with egg whites, cocoa powder and chocolate chips, if you are in a gluten-free diet, you will love these sweets.