Weight Watchers Recipes

These cookies not only taste great, but look really pretty too!

Weight Watchers M&M Cookies recipe
Makes 42 cookies

Ingredients
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup M&M’s (plain chocolate candy)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (optional)

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
2. Mix the brown sugar, baking soda, butter or margarine, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl until blended.
3. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
4. Drop dough with a rounded teaspoonful about 3″ apart onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Press additional candies into each cookie if desired.
5. Bake until light brown (about 6 to 8 minutes).
6. Cool slightly; remove to a wire rack.

WW POINTS for one cookie: 2
Nutritional information for one cookie: 107 calories, 4.6g fat, 0.3g fiber

Here’s a traditional Russian rye bread that’s sweetened lightly with dried cranberries. This is mixed in the bread machine, then baked in the oven.

You can add nigella (black caraway) seeds to this bread to make it even tastier.

Weight Watchers Rye Bread with Cranberries recipe
Makes 16 servings

Ingredients
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 cups rye flour
2 tablespoons honey (dark)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons fast rising yeast
1 1/4 cups warm water
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
1/2 tablespoon nigella (black caraway) seeds (optional)

Preparation
1. Place all ingredients (except the seeds and cranberries) in the bread machine pan (in the order suggested by the manufacturer).
2. Select dough cycle and start the machine. Add the seeds and cranberries when the machine beeps.
3. At end of cycle take the dough out and punch dough down; divide into half. Shape each half into a round loaf. Place the loaves on greased cookie sheet. Cover; let rise until double (about 1 hour).
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
5. Brush each loaf with egg. Sprinkle with rye seeds if desired. Bake until loaves are dark brown and sound hollow when tapped (about 1 hour); cool on wire racks.

WW POINTS per serving: 3
Nutritional information per serving: 160 calories, 3.9g fat, 2.4g fiber

Here’s a healthier alternative to the traditional mayonnaise-based salmon salad. The flavors blend very well together, it’s simple to make, and uses ingredients most people have on hand.

You can also use canned salmon for this, but make sure it’s good quality!

Weight Watchers Salmon Salad Sandwich Filling recipe
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients
1 salmon fillet, poached
1/2 small tomato, seeded and chopped
1/2 small onion, chopped finely
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon whole grain mustard
salt to taste
pepper to taste

Preparation
1. Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl.
2. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Spoon the mixture into a pita with some lettuce or spinach, onto whole grain bread, or into a wrap.

WW POINTS per serving: 6
Nutritional information per serving: 260 calories, 12.5g fat, 0.8g fiber

Shortbread is a type of biscuit (cookie) which is traditionally made from sugar, butter and white flour. It is named like this because of its crumbly texture.

This is a traditional shortbread recipe that’s guaranteed to be a hit at parties or family gatherings.

Weight Watchers Traditional Shortbread recipe
Makes 15 servings

Ingredients
9 ounces plain flour
6 ounces butter
3 ounces caster sugar

Preparation
1. Mix the flour and sugar first, and then rub in the butter.
2. Knead the mixture until it becomes a smooth paste.
3. Roll out till about 3/4 inch (2 cm) thick.
4. Cut into rectangles and decorate the top with a fork creating rows of holes.
5. Transfer to a greased baking sheet and bake for 20-25 minutes at 160C (325F/Gas Mark 3). They want to stay pale and light golden.
6. In warm weather you may want to chill the cookies before baking.
7. To use a shortbread mold: Mix a teaspoon of flour and a teaspoon of caster sugar. Grease the mold with oil and evenly sprinkle half the flour/sugar mix. Press the shortbread into the mold, and turn out onto a baking sheet before baking.

WW POINTS per serving: 4
Nutritional information per serving: 168 calories, 9.4g fat, 0.5g fiber

This is a nice and healthy veggie recipe. The orange with honey and soy go great with the sharp parsnip flavor.

Weight Watchers Roast Parsnips recipe
Makes 6 servings

Ingredients
500 g parsnips, peeled and halved
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
3 tablespoons clear honey
1 orange (juice and zest of)
3 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 200 C / 400 F.
2. Pour oil into a roasting pan and put in oven to heat.
3. Add parsnips to hot oil, season if desired and roast for 20 minutes.
4. Mix honey, soy, juice and zest. Add to parsnips and toss to coat. Return to oven for another 10 minutes (until caramelized).
5. Serve with remaining juices poured over.

WW POINTS per serving: 3
Nutritional information per serving: 172 calories, 7.1g fat, 5.3g fiber