National Cookie Day Recipes + Holiday Lights at Cheekwood

Good news, friends. Not only is it Friday, but it’s also National Cookie Day! Could this day get any better?

Well, it’s about to as I have 26 cookie recipes to share with you today! But first…

Earlier this week, I attended an event with Christie Cookies at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens where we sipped hot cocoa, snacked on cookies, and decorated sugar cookies in the company of friends. After all the cookies were decorated, we headed into the gardens for the Holiday Lights display. So magical! The trees dazzle and glow with new life as candy canes are decorated with hundreds of illuminated flowers to create an elegant display from every angle. This is the first year Cheekwood has done a holiday light display, but I’m hoping it’s the beginning of a new annual tradition. If you’re in the Nashville area, it’s a must-see! More details at the end of this post.

The sweet folks at Christie Cookies gave us a tub of Sugar Cookie dough to take home so I made a couple dozen to share with friends. Gifting cookies is always a good idea!

And now a gift for you! Some of my fellow RD food blogging friends were kind enough to share their favorite healthier cookie recipes to create the ultimate National Cookie Day recipe round-up. Below are 26 recipes to try out this holiday to share with family, friends, and don’t forget Santa 🙂

For the Chocolate Lovers

Whole Wheat Amaretto Chocolate Chip Cookies via MJ & Hungryman

Soft & Chewy Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Cookies via Dishing Out Health

DIY Homemade Mix for Chocolate Almond Cookies via Meal Makeover Moms

Grandma’s No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies via Hungry Hobby

Dark Chocolate Almond Oatmeal Cookies via The Foodie Dietitian

Dark Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookies via Your Choice Nutrition

6 Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies via Plant Eaters Manifesto

Chocolate Almond Butter Cookies via Caroline Kaufman

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bars via Simple Swaps

Avocado Chocolate Chip Cookies via Plant Eaters Manifesto

Chewy Chocolate Chip Sweet Potato Cookies via Simple Swaps

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies via Once Again Nut Butter

Black, White, and Green Cookies via Isabel Smith Nutrition

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies via Caroline Kaufman

 Cookies with Pumpkin, Ginger, Molasses & More

 Healthy Pumpkin Pecan Pie Oatmeal Cookies via Abbey’s Kitchen

Oats & Pumpkin Breakfast Cookie via Food, Pleasure & Health

Cashew Ginger Cookies via Nourish. Breath. Thrive

Iced Orange-Cranberry Biscotti via Nutritioulicious

Healthy Breakfast Cookies via NourishRD’s

Double Ginger Molasses Cookies with Rye & Whole Wheat via Mom’s Kitchen Handbook

Happy Hippie Cookies via Plant Eaters Manifesto

Soft Ginger Molasses Cardamom Cookies via Homemade Nutrition

Mini Lemon Almond Chia Cookies via Homemade Nutrition

Ginger Apricot Cookies via The Grateful Grazer

Sweet Potato SunButter Cookies via Hungry Hobby

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Cookies via Prep Dish

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Do you have a favorite cookie or is there a particular cookie recipe you only make this time of year?