Recipe: Protein Peanut Butter Cookies

Protein Peanut Butter Cookies

Something worth stating: there is nothing wrong with eating normal peanut butter cookies.

However, I like to play around with recipes and see If I can do things to make recipes healthier, like reducing sugar content, or simpler, like reducing steps and/or ingredients needed – all the while having a finished product that tastes good.

This recipe is one such recipe, that has more protein and less sugar, fat, and calories than a traditional peanut butter cookie.

These cookies are grain-free by the way *celiac and gluten-intolerant people cheering*

Prep time: 5 mins I Cook time: 10 mins I Total time: 15 mins I Serves: makes 12 cookies

Ingredients

Main Ingredients:

1 cup Peanut Butter – Kraft creamy smooth, or natural Peanut butter
⅔ cup sugar
1 egg, large
2 scoops (1/2 cup) vanilla protein powder

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF
line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Place all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and mix until your consistency is like cookie dough. Depending on the thickness (if you choose natural peanut butter it will likely have more oil as it’s not mixed in as well as other commercial peanut butters) of your peanut butter you may need to add a few more tablespoons of protein powder. Spoon out 2 tablespoons of dough into your palms and roll into a ball. Flatten between your palms and place on a baking sheet.
Use a fork to press into and flatten the the cookie slightly.
Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes or until the edges begin to turn golden brown.
Let cool for 10-15 minutes.

Equipment Needed

Nutritional Information (per cookie, based on 12 cookies being made):

126 calories | 5g Protein| 7g Fat | 11g Carbs

Notes about recipe:

Cookies will look soft when they are done, let them cool for 10-15 minutes and they will become more firm after cooling.
The type of protein powder will change the taste slightly, especially if you use a different.