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Lightened Lemon Coconut Cookies for a Good Cause

December 12, 2015

The holiday season is officially upon us and although I have been keeping up with my fitness routine, I’ve been pretty lax with my eating – which I will tighten up on next week because of an exciting macro plan I am getting … details to follow, so stay tuned.

I’ve been enjoying a whole range of cookies, from chocolate chip cookies to cinnamon snickerdoodles as part of the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap! This happens everywhere and basically involves sending and receiving cookies to food bloggers across the nation, all for a great cause. To participate, you donate a few dollars which go towards the charity Cookies for Cancer. I thought that this was such a fun initiative and a wonderful way to meet new bloggers, eat yummy cookies and help a good cause. The cookie swap is sponsored by OXO, Dixie Crystals and Land O Lakes Butter – OXO and Dixie Crystals were kind enough to send over some measuring cups and a silicon mat!

lightened lemon coconut cookies recipe

All photos by Charles Uibel

As I am a health and fitness blogger, I decided to make a lightened up version of my favorite lemon butter cookies. I was really tempted to make a full fat, full sugar cookie, but I wanted to push myself and see what I could make – without sacrificing texture and taste (not about that ‘healthy’ cookie life with the ingredients made up of oatmeal and bananas lol).  Continue Reading…