Podcast 33: Holiday Cookie Swap
It’s that time of year again when cookie jars overflow with holiday goodies and family and friends get together to swap their favorite cookies. Whether you’re attending a cookie swap or not, we hope you’ll tune into this week’s Cooking with the Moms Cookie Swap podcast as we dish about our best-ever holiday treats.
First up in the show is a recipe makeover for Ginger Drizzle Cookies. We received the original recipe from Jenni K., a mom of three boys from New Castle, Ohio. Jennie asked us to cook up a healthier alternative to the shortening-based frosting in her recipe which we did by creating a simple sugar glaze. While we were at it, we also used canola oil instead of butter and tossed in some whole wheat flour and ground flaxseed for extra nutrition.
Our second recipe on Cooking with the Moms features Peppermint Meringue Snowballs. They’re delicious and easy to make and are perfect for people with celiac disease who follow a gluten free diet.
Feel free to share your favorite holiday cookie recipes right here on our blog or tell us about your cookie swap adventures this season. And by all means, if you have a super-rich recipe that needs a makeover send it along.
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my favorite quick & healthy recipe is:
1 container of fresh salsa (found in the produce section of the grocery store)
1 can of black beans (if you rinse the beans, you cut the sodium content in half)
1 can of fat free refried beans
chicken or vegetable broth (the amount of broth to use depends upon the desired consistency for your soup)
put all ingredients in a pot and heat. This is a soup that can easily be added to with other canned goods, like corn or other beans. Add chicken for a heartier soup. Sprinkle with cheese or a dollop of sour cream. Delicious with tortilla chips!
sorry…obviously posted in the wrong area
I have been to 2 cookie swaps this year. Now it’s time to bake some mini loaves since I am cookied out. Swaps are a lot of fun. I made some cookies with almond butter. Of course they had sugar and butter in them but at least the almond butter offers some nutrition.