Spread cheer -- without winter weight gain -- with made-over cookie recipes that cut the fat, keep calories in check, and incorporate healthy ingredients..

This recipe for chocolate-chunk almond cookies uses heart-healthy canola oil instead of butter, and brown rice syrup -- which is absorbed more slowly by the body and can decrease blood-sugar spikes -- instead of brown sugar.

These small, elegant pockets make a striking addition to any tray of cookies.

This low-fat version of traditional cream-filled cookie cakes will be a welcome addition to your dessert table.

At less than 50 calories each, you don't have to feel guilty popping a few of these tiny treats. Swap in different shapes of cookie-cutters to use this recipe year-round.