Healthy Spice Cookies

(5.0)
By Judy Capodanno
Updated 3/10/2025
Dietitian Reviewed: Jane Schwartz, RDN, CLT
Approved for These Diets:
Heart Healthy | Diabetic | Vegetarian
Healthy Spice Cookies

Looking for a healthy cookie recipe that is sweet and low calorie? These heart-healthy spice cookies are packed with goodness! We use whole-wheat flour to make low-calorie cookies naturally flavored with brown sugar and applesauce, and warming spices like clove and cinnamon. Spice cookies are one of our best healthy cookie recipes for those seeking a vegetarian cookie.

Total Time
45 minutes
Servings
42
Calories
47
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Ingredients

Recipe yields 42 servings

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Helpful How-To Video

How to Make Spice Cookies

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 350°. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, black pepper and cloves.

  2. Step 2

    Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy, for about 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low and beat in the egg, applesauce and vanilla. Add the flour mixture, mixing just until combined.

  3. Step 3

    Roll the dough into balls by heaping teaspoonfuls. Place on parchment-lined baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Using a glass, press the balls to a 3/8-inch thickness.

  4. Step 4

    Bake, rotating the sheets halfway through baking, until the edges are firm, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool slightly on the baking sheets. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:
1 cookie

47
Calories
3
g
Fat
13
mg
Cholesterol
20
mg
Sodium
7
g
Carbs
0
g
Sat. Fat
0
g
Fiber
1
g
Protein
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