This year I am attending my friend’s annual Christmas cookie exchange. I try to take at least two different recipes so I have a variety to offer (we have to take 6 dozen total!). I usually take my go-to no bake dark chocolate truffles, but I’ve been on the hunt for a second easy recipe that everyone will love.
I found out that a few of my friends are on diets during the holidays (including me!), so I searched high and low for a cookie exchange-worthy recipe that won’t break the calorie bank or load us up on sugar.
I think I found the winner today….it’s a SUGAR-FREE SNICKERDOODLES recipe made with Splenda!
Easy Christmas Cookie Recipe – Sugar-Free Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite cookies. Something about them just reminds me of the holidays. The cinnamon scent wafting through the house….makes my mouth water just thinking about them!
These cookies turned out so well – they even have the tell-tale snickerdoodle crinkles!
Splenda® Holiday Sweet Swaps™
These snickerdoodles are made with both regular Splenda® (the white kind) and brown sugar Splenda. You can find both kinds at your local grocery store.
Using Splenda® No Calorie Sweeteners in place of sugar allows you to have some of your favorite treats without bombarding your system with sugar. Splenda® has the sweet taste of sugar with fewer calories so you can feel good about having a few treats around the holidays.
Sugar-Free Snickerdoodles Recipe
Here are step-by-step instructions so you can recreate my sugar-free snickerdoodles:
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup Splenda
- 1/3 cup Splenda brown sugar mixture, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, optional
- Cinnamon-Splenda mixture consisting of 1/4 cup Splenda and 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- With an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugars for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg, vanilla, and beat on medium-high speed, about 3 minutes.
- Add the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, optional salt, and beat on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute.
- Roll out 1 tablespoon-sized balls of dough (approximately 25 cookies) and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet.
- Roll the cookie dough balls in the cinnamon sugar mixture and set out 2" apart on the baking sheet. Flatten each to about 1/2" thickness with the back of a spoon or fork.
- Bake 8-10 minutes until edges are browned and crisp, but center is still pale and puffy. They will wrinkle as they cool.
Calorie Savings from Swapping Out Splenda® for Sugar
Did know that by replacing three tablespoons of sugar per day with Splenda® No Calorie Sweetener, you can save almost 130 calories per day? That’s enough calorie savings to make a dent in your weight loss or weight management journey! Every little bit makes a difference, especially when you’re surrounded by a ton of tasty food around Christmas time.
I already have plans to give away a good portion of my cookie haul from this cookie exchange….I can’t afford all those calories and sugar content! 🙂
You can actually use Splenda in place of sugar in most sweet AND savory recipes. Find recipes, tips, tricks and more at SweetSwaps.com. If you give Splenda® No Calorie Sweetener a try in your upcoming holiday recipes, let me know in the comments below.
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
Al Penaluna says
I am a very sensitive diabetic so use splenda all the time. What I’ve found is to use almost exactly twice the call for surgar. If recipe calls for one cup surgar use two cups Splenda, really try it you won’t be disappointed. Allie
Lena Gott says
Thank you for that tip!