I absolutely love Christmas and the holiday season. Nothing makes me happier in this world than being with my giant, crazy family listening to Christmas music, watching holiday classics, eating delicious food, and celebrating the end of the year.
For those of us who graciously host and open up our homes for the holiday hoopla, we understand the holidays can bring a lot of love, laughter, warmth, memories — and bouts of stress. In the midst of our already busy lives, we have to make time for decorating, gift buying, and endless amounts of planning for the big days.
In our household, there is so much food to be made the day of, that dessert is usually compromised for a store-bought pie with ice cream. Now don’t get me wrong — pie and ice cream can have their place at the table. But after eating delicious, homemade food, the dessert can become an anti-climactic after-thought.
Not to mention, the holidays are where most of us let loose. We don’t bother to swap ingredients for healthier alternatives and we usually indulge a bit more in second servings. And while there is absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying our less-than-healthy favorites — it oftentimes means that by the time dessert comes around, it’s almost like the straw that broke the camel’s back (or the belt buckle). Store-bought, processed dessert can usually send us home happy but with an upsetting, bloated and uncomfortable feeling in our gut.
But not to worry, good people! There is a solution and it comes in the shape of these homemade, gluten and refined sugar-free, vegan thumbprint cookies. This is my staple, go-to recipe for any given occasion. These cookies are easy to make, easy on the gut, and absolutely to die for!
Double or triple the batch depending on how many people you’re expecting. This recipe will yield about 15 cookies but it’s safe to expect that everyone will help themselves to more.
Bring this recipe to your table and it will surely become a holiday favorite for years to come!Healthy Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
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