Win the holiday cookie swap
Use these delicious, healthier cookie recipes to earn rave reviews this holiday season. Just make sure to keep a few for yourself!
By WeightWatchers
Last updated November 3, 2025
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If you love to bake during the holidays, a Christmas cookie swap is a perfect occasion to try out new recipes and spend time with friends. Everyone is guaranteed to walk away happy — and with a bunch of different kinds of treats to sample. Here are 25 recipes to try, all with 5 Points™ or less per treat.
Holiday treats to make (and share)
3
Classic sugar cookies
#Easy30 MIN
5
Pizzelle Cookie Cannolis
#Easy20 MIN
4
Drop Cookies with Brown Sugar & Spices
#Easy20 MIN
1
Cocoa swirl meringues
#Easy30 MIN
4
Chocolaty candy cane triangles
#Medium15 MIN
1
Lace Cookies
#Easy10 MIN
4
Chocolate-peppermint thins
#Easy15 MIN
3
Peanut butter cookies with crushed peanuts
#Easy15 MIN
1
Two-bite snickerdoodle cookies
#Easy10 MIN
3
Flourless Tahini-Oatmeal Cookies
#Easy10 MIN
2
Pecan pie thumbprint cookies
#Easy20 MIN
4
Cranberry-Ginger Oatmeal Cookies
#Medium15 MIN
4
Chewy Cookies & Cream Meringues
#Easy15 MIN
2
Apricot and pistachio rugelach
#Easy30 MIN
3
Chocolate-Fudge Cookie Bites
#Easy12 MIN
5
White and Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies
#Easy15 MIN
3
Chocolate chile cookies
#Medium15 MIN
4
Gingersnap people
#Medium30 MIN
4
Chocolate Chip Cookies
#Easy15 MIN
4
Pumpkin-Raisin Hermits
#Easy10 MIN
3
Vegan chocolate cookies
#Easy10 MIN
3
Oatmeal-Raisin Bites
#Easy10 MIN
4
Raspberry-almond thumbprint cookies
#Easy20 MIN
2
Devil's Food Cookies
#Medium30 MIN
2
Mini chocolate chip cookies
#Easy10 MIN