One of my favorite childhood traditions was the baking of Christmas cookies. My mom, my brother, and I would spend hours in the steamy, sweet-smelling kitchen mixing, rolling, forming, baking, and decorating. It was so fun and people always loved to get our goodies. Best yet, we loved eating them too!

As I’m working toward healthier eating, meaning pretty-paleo, gluten-free, and low or no refined sugar, I have been looking for recipes to use for this year’s treats. I may just dip into Mom’s favorite, The Joy of Cooking, and doctor up some of those recipes to fit new dietary needs.  Until then, I thought I’d share these with you. I haven’t made them yet, but I’ll let you know my results when I do!  Enjoy!

Here are the links, clockwise from top left:

Paleo Iced Gingerbread Cookies from beautyandthefoodie.com

No-Bake Rum Balls from paleoinpdx.com

Pumpkin Spice Cookies from primalpalate.com

Grain-Free Cut-Out Cookies from powerhungry.com

No-Bake-Coconut-Delights from wholenewmom.com

Thanks to all of these bloggers for lovely photos and recipes!

Let me know how it goes if you make any of these, or any other healthy holiday treats!