--- title: 5 Cookies That Are Actually Pretty Good For You description: These cookies come with surprising amount of nutritional benefits canonical: https://time.com/3678719/healthier-cookies/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-01-26T20:57:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:38.862Z article:section: Health og:title: 5 Cookies That Are Actually Pretty Good For You og:description: These cookies come with surprising amount of nutritional benefits og:url: https://time.com/3678719/healthier-cookies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt434794e2393ed4da/69877bfcf887dc4f10e89c01/cookies.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: cookies og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 5 Cookies That Are Actually Pretty Good For You twitter:description: These cookies come with surprising amount of nutritional benefits twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt434794e2393ed4da/69877bfcf887dc4f10e89c01/cookies.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 5 Cookies That Are Actually Pretty Good For You by [Food & Wine](/author/food-wine-2/) ## Food & Wine Jan 26, 2015 8:57 PM CUT  Five oatmeal cookies on white background Five oatmeal cookies on white backgroundGetty Images by [Food & Wine](/author/food-wine-2/) ## Food & Wine Jan 26, 2015 8:57 PM CUT Unless you’re bent on eliminating sweets from your diet (and we know a doctor who [thinks you shouldn’t](http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/sugar-quit-or-not-quit "undefined")), you’ll agree that almost any dessert can be healthy when consumed in moderation. But we can do better. Here, five recipes for delicious cookies that pack legit nutritional benefits. **1\.** [**Oatmeal-Raisin Cookies with Flax**](http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/oatmeal-raisin-cookies-with-flax "undefined") Flax seed meal and whole flax seeds add nutritional value to these gooey oatmeal raisin cookies. **2\.** [**Chocolate Coconut Snap Cookies**](http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chocolate-coconut-snap-cookies "undefined") There’s no butter in these ultra-chocolaty cookies. Instead, the recipe calls for coconut oil. **3\.** [**Chewy Cinnamon-Spelt Cookies with Sea Salt**](http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chewy-cinnamon-spelt-cookies-with-sea-salt "undefined") A vegan twist on the classic snickerdoodle, these cookies are ultra-chewy with crinkly sugary tops. **4\.** [**Cocoa Nib-Almond Lace Cookies**](http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/cocoa-nib-almond-lace-cookies "undefined") Coconut oil, cocoa nibs and sliced almonds combine together to make these lace cookies extra crispy. They’re rich and butter (yet butterless) and full of almond flavor. **5\.** [**Gluten-Free Strawberry and Chia Seed Newton Cookies**](http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/gluten-free-strawberry-and-chia-seed-newton-cookies "undefined") These gluten-free cookies have a delicious filling of dried fruit, strawberry jam and chia seeds. _This_ [_article_](http://www.foodandwine.com/blogs/2015/1/15/5-healthy-cookies-yes-healthy?xid=PS%5Ftime "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Food & Wine_](http://www.foodandwine.com "undefined")_._ _More from Food & Wine:_ * [21 Gluten-Free Cookies](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/gluten-free-cookies?xid=PS%5Ftime "undefined") * [America’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookies](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/americas-best-chocolate-chip-cookies?xid=PS%5Ftime "undefined") * [30 More Cookie Recipes](http://www.foodandwine.com/slideshows/cookies?xid=PS%5Ftime "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3678719/healthier-cookies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3678719/healthier-cookies/"},"headline":"5 Cookies That Are Actually Pretty Good For You","datePublished":"2015-01-26T20:57:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:38.862Z","description":"These cookies come with surprising amount of nutritional benefits","url":"https://time.com/3678719/healthier-cookies/","keywords":["Diet & Nutrition","Living","Food & Drink","cookies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt434794e2393ed4da/69877bfcf887dc4f10e89c01/cookies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Food & Wine","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/food-wine-2/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt434794e2393ed4da/69877bfcf887dc4f10e89c01/cookies.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"cookies","caption":"cookies","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/dietnutrition/","name":"Diet & Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3678719/healthier-cookies/","name":"5 Cookies That Are Actually Pretty Good For You"}}]}] ```