Try sucralose sweetener. Seriously: the closest thing I’ve found to sugar for flavor, although for texture it’s not so… Splenda brand sucralose is most widely available, but the made-by-the-same-folks-just-not-as-well brand is just as good. For folks who need sweets to survive but are avoiding sugar for whatever reason, sucralose os the next best thing out there. MUCH better than any of the alternatives (at least, when honey won’t do).

Also, for a softer, chewier cookie, try substituting applesauce for up to half of the butter. Seriously. (OK, for fun, I’ve even tried puréed prunes and had ‘em turn out nicely.) Ran onto that lil trick when my wife’s cardio guy was trying to lower the fat in her diet.