Weight Watchers Lemon Cherry Cookies
Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of light butter (instead of regular butter) – 16 points
  • 1/2 cup of sugar (substitute with a zero-calorie sweetener) – 0 points
  • 2 large eggs – 0 points (if eggs are 0 points on your plan)
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract – 0 points
  • 2 and 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour (substitute with a mix of whole wheat flour and almond flour) – 20 points
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda – 0 points
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder – 0 points
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt – 0 points
  • 1 cup of sugar-free cherry jam – 0 points
  • 2 cups of powdered sugar (substitute with a zero-calorie sweetener) – 0 points
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of lemon juice – 0 points
  • Grated peel of 1 lemon – 0 points
  • Yellow food dye (if desired) – 0 points

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the Oven:
    • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Cover baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Prepare the Dough:
    • In a large bowl, mix the light butter and zero-calorie sweetener until light and fluffy.
    • Crack the eggs one by one, then mix in the vanilla extract.
  3. Combine Dry Ingredients:
    • In a separate bowl, mix the whole wheat flour, almond flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
    • Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until well combined.
  4. Form the Cookies:
    • Place spoonfuls of dough on the baking sheets, leaving some space between each one.
    • Press your thumb or the back of a spoon into the center of each cookie to make a small hole, then add a bit of sugar-free cherry jam into each hole.
  5. Bake:
    • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges turn slightly brown. Allow the baking sheets to cool for a few minutes, then move them to cooling racks until they are completely cool.
  6. Prepare the Icing:
    • In a small bowl, mix the zero-calorie powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon peel until smooth. If desired, add yellow food dye.
    • Pour the lemon icing over the cooled cookies and wait for it to harden before serving.

Weight Watchers Points Calculation:

  • Light butter (1 cup): 16 points
  • Zero-calorie sweetener: 0 points
  • Eggs: 0 points
  • Whole wheat and almond flour mix (approx. 20 points)
  • Baking soda: 0 points
  • Baking powder: 0 points
  • Salt: 0 points
  • Sugar-free cherry jam: 0 points
  • Zero-calorie powdered sugar: 0 points
  • Lemon juice and peel: 0 points
  • Yellow food dye: 0 points

Total Points for the Entire Batch:

  • 16 (light butter) + 20 (flour mix) = 36 points

Servings: Assuming the recipe makes 24 cookies, the points per cookie would be:

36 points / 24 cookies = 1.5 points per cookie.

So, each cookie in this Weight Watchers-friendly version would be approximately 1.5 points.