A photo collage of several different cookies with the title 30 Healthier Christmas Cookies in the center.

Enjoy this 30 Healthier Christmas Cookies recipe round-up and start to bake these goodies for this special day. Here, you will find recipes that are wholesome, vegan, paleo, gluten-free, and, of course, delicious.

Christmas day is right around the corner, but I haven’t baked anything yet. Do you believe that? I’ve been so busy these past few weeks at work and also preparing and organizing the nursery for my baby boy who is arriving at the beginning of February, that I didn’t have time to think about what to bake for Christmas.

So, yesterday I thought it would be easier for me if I selected all my new favourite cookies around the web in one single place. Doing this will help me decide what to bake next weekend.

Now, you really have no excuse to make guilt-free Christmas cookies this year. There are lots of options for every different type of diet, like gluten-free cookies, paleo cookies, vegan cookies, and so on and everyone will love them.

I bet your friends and family will love eating one of these delicious Healthier Christmas Cookie recipes! So, I hope this list makes your Christmas season full of joy because we can still have delicious cookies without sacrificing flavor.


1. Healthy Ginger Snap with Caramel and Apple from Food Faith Fitness (Picture Below).

Healthy Ginger Snap cookies drizzled with caramel on parchment paper.

2. Cranberry Pistachio Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies from Food Faith Fitness.

3. Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Oatmeal Cookies from Amy’s Healthy Baking.

4. Oatmeal Pecan Cookies from Chelsea’s Messy Apron.

5. Grain-free Rum Balls from Healthful Pursuit (Picture below).

A close up of grain-free rum balls coated in shredded coconut on a red  serving plate.

6. Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies With Pecans from Vegan Richa (Picture Below).

An overhead view of a stack of Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies With Pecans.

7. Cardamom Almond Paleo Thumbprint Cookies from The Roasted Root (Picture Below).

Several Cardamom Almond Paleo Thumbprint Cookies on a white serving plate.

8. Gluten-free Snickerdoodles from The Roasted Root (Picture Below).

A stack of gluten-free snickerdoodles on parchment paper.

9. Almond Coconut Snowball Cookies from Eat Good 4 Life (Picture below).

Almond Coconut Snowball Cookies in a pile on a white plate with more cookies in the background.

10. Super Soft Gluten Free Sugar Cookies from Minimalist baker (Picture Below).

Super Soft Gluten Free Sugar Cookies topped with rainbow sprinkles on a baking sheet.

11. Vegan Sugar Cookies from Minimalist Baker (Picture Below).

Vegan Sugar Cookies with white and pink frosting and red sprinkles.

12. Sea Salt Nutella Thumbprint Cookies from Lexis Clean Kitchen (Picture Below).

An overhead view of Sea Salt Nutella Thumbprint Cookies with homemade nutella in on the side.

13. Healthy Ginger Snap Recipe from Food Faith Fitness (Picture Below).

Four healthy ginger snaps arranged on a wooden tabletop.

14. Paleo Peppermint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies from The Healthy Maven.

15. Paleo Hot Cocoa Cookies from Fit Foodie Finds (Picture Below).

Paleo Hot Cocoa Cookies topped with whipped cream and crushed candy canes on a baking sheet.

16. Gluten-free Shortbread Cookies from The Healthy Maven.

Gluten-free Shortbread Cookies.

17. Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies from Eat Good 4 Life.

18. Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies from Primavera Kitchen (Picture Below).

A stack of five gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies with chocolate chips in the background.

19. Peanut Butter White Chocolate Chip Cookies from Primavera Kitchen (Picture Below).

A stack of peanut butter white chocolate chip cookies in a small white bowl with a glass of milk in the background.

20. Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Cookies from Primavera Kitchen (Picture Below).

A stack of Chocolate Chunk Hazelnut Cookies with more cookies in the background.

21. Gluten Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies from Primavera Kitchen (Picture Below).

A stack of Gluten Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies with chocolate chips and more cookies in the background.

22. Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies from Primavera Kitchen (Picture Below).

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies arranged on a wire cooling rack.

23. Gluten-Free Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies from Eat Good 4 Life.

24. Zesty Coconut Macaroons With Cranberries and Pistachios from Vegan Richa.

Zesty Coconut Macaroons With Cranberries and Pistachios on top of parchment paper.

25. Paleo Macadamia Cranberry Cookies from Not Enough Cinnamon (Picture Below).

A stack of four Paleo Macadamia Cranberry Cookies with more cookies arranged in the background.

26. Gluten-free Salted Double Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies from The Roasted Root (Picture Below).

A stack of three Gluten-free Salted Double Chocolate Buckwheat Cookies on parchment paper.

27. Gluten-free Chocolate Truffle with Coconut and Almond Butter from Food Faith Fitness (Picture Below).

Gluten-free Chocolate Truffles coated in shredded coconut in a pink serving dish with red polka dots.

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9 Comments

  1. frances says:

    Hi there. I have subscribed some time ago but do not recall receiving a FREE e-Cookbook.
    Regards
    Frances from Sunny South Africa

    1. Olivia Ribas says:

      Please, send me your email and I’ll send the ebook for you 😉

  2. Amy says:

    Wow, thanks for putting this list together, I have most of them bookmarked.

    1. Olivia Ribas says:

      You are very welcome 😉

    2. Laura ~ RYG says:

      Wow, I love this list too, I need all the help I can get. Will be using several of these recipe on my new $200 artisan wood board that I’m also giving away on my blog right now, it’s a cookie sampler for my guests for my annual Ugly Christmas Sweater party. Yeehaw.

  3. eat good 4 life says:

    What a great list. Thanks so much for including me 🙂 I hope your pregnancy is going good!

    1. Olivia Ribas says:

      Everything is well, my friend. Thanks a lot for stopping by 😉

  4. Sarah @Whole and Heavenly Oven says:

    Olivia, this is SUCH a great cookie round-up! Since they’re healthy I can totally eat them all right?? 😉

    1. Olivia Ribas says:

      Thanks, my dear 😉