Which cookie is the healthiest

We also tried out a traditional cookie with zero fat and just 2 grams of sugar: the meringue. Meringues are made with egg whites and sugar.

Most recipes include vanilla or another flavoring. The drawback to baking up a batch of cookies for National Cookie Day? If you want to limit your cookie indulgence, you can put the extras in the freezer, or make sure to share them!

We have a delicious recipe for cookies with a relatively low amount of fat and sugar, plus lots of wholesome grains, nuts and fruit. Combine flour, 1 t. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar. Even though they're small, eating three will feel like a splurge. Although these cookies have 9 grams of fat and 5 grams of saturated fat — and saturated fat has been associated with raising LDL or "bad" cholesterol — it comes from coconut.

Studies have shown that coconut oil actually raises levels of HDL or "good" cholesterol. Another perk is how simple and clean the ingredients are: Coconut, sprouted sesame seeds, dates, and cacao the purest form of cocoa.

That's it. Considering pure cocao has antioxidant benefits and can help you lose weight , these cookies are definitely a winner. Enjoy Life makes their cookies with a combo of whole grain flours, including rice, buckwheat, and millet, which is better for you than refined enriched flours.

Even though that only yields 1 gram of fiber in this recipe, the total calories are on the lower end at Stick to one serving size and you can enjoy these as a treat guilt-free. With just 7 grams of sugar per serving, these are the lowest sugar cookies on our list. And at just calories for two, you can indulge in your cookie cravings without blowing your daily total calories.

Plus, the ingredients are free of high fructose corn syrup and sweetened instead with organic cane sugar and organic molasses. At just calories and 6 grams of fat, eating two of these cookies is nothing to feel guilty about. Plus, Back to Nature keeps the ingredients pretty simple with around a dozen ingredients: Much fewer than other store-bought competitors. Sure, these cookies have 9 grams of fat and 11 grams of sugar per serving, but that serving is 12 cookies — that's a lot!

They are so small that 12 cookies weigh just 30 grams, but you could easily cut the serving size in half and feel satisfied after just six cookies; that will only set you back 75 calories, 4.

Looking for a better-for-you cookie in the cookie aisle without having to head to a health food store? These Pepperidge Farm crispy cookies don't contain any high fructose corn syrup or sketchy sweeteners; just sugar and brown sugar.

They also clock in at just calories and 6 grams of fat for two. With pretty simple ingredients and a lower fat content, these are a winner in our book in moderation, of course — there's still 12 grams of sugar.

Oatmeal chocolate chip isn't exactly the same as regular chocolate chip, but the heart-healthy oatmeal and whole grain flour give the cookies 4 grams of filling fiber per serving.

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