Protein Cookies
Here is a recipe from Lori at Finding Radiance. I so have to try these & have been wanting to since I saw this on her site. Make note of her comments about the flour & of course you can change up the flavor of protein powder and/or spices. Look at these babies.. YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You all know about my love of cookies!!!!!! Check out Lori's site for more recipes & good advice!
Lori's Protein Cookies:
These were pretty good. They are very dense, likely due to the oat bran. ** One caveat – I think you need to use either soy, rice, or some other veggie protein for these, as it acts as a flour agent. If you use whey powder, the batter is likely going to be too thin, but you could probably bake in in a pan that way and cut it up. **
Ingredients:
- 2 scoops (60 g) of strawberry soy protein powder
- 1 cup (120 g) of oat bran
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- pinch of salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 small banana (100 g)
- 1/2 cup natural applesauce
- 2 egg whites (56 g)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix together the protein powder, oat bran, cinnamon, and baking powder. In a small food processor (or Magic Bullet!), blend together the banana, salt, egg whites, vanilla, and applesauce. You can just mash the banana and mix everything, but I wanted it really smooth so there would be no banana bits. Add this mixture to the dry and mix well. Portion out into 10 equal balls of dough and press flat onto a cookie sheet with parchment or silicone liner: Bake for about 15 minutes and remove from oven. This protein powder I have is actually really sweet, so I decided to top my cookie with a little plain cream cheese to eat. Using protein powder that is 110 calories per scoop and 24 g of protein per scoop, the stats are as follows: Batch makes 10 cookies (they were about 40 g each) Each cookie (minus cream cheese) has 80 calories, 1.2 grams of fat, 12 carbs, 2 g of fiber, 7.5 g of protein. PER LORI: I am interested in trying this with whole wheat pastry flour instead of oat bran. I think that would make a more cake-like cookie. Plus, different flavor powders will give you different flavored cookies OK, who can’t say that those do not look YUMMY! Lori, send some my way!!! J
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Not a big cookie guy, but have owned a Magic Bullet for 2 years -- still in box. Maybe this is a reason to open it.
Food for thought: People are always trying to augment recipes with more protein -- mostly I think this is good. Still, I sometimes wonder if we goo too far with this. Maybe it's better to have a cookie and a few slices of turkey -- the protein will be there and the cookie will taste like a cookie.
Wait, do we deserve cookies...., I forget?
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I hear ya but sometimes I just like to have something they "seems" like a treat but is really healthy.... this cookie would be like a homemade protein bar to me for after the gym or when I am out & about & need something portable & that will not melt. I actually made them today but added more protein plus sine I only had whey protein, made the bar version & extra cinnamon.. YUM!!!! Good for me but seems like a treat!
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Cream cheese on a cookie? Dayum!
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Ive actually made these (shocking I realize
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Miz, you made them! I actually made them but with whey powder & made the pan version.. YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Finally, cookies I can let me kids eat!
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Now those do look yummy. Oat Bran huh, don't have any in the house. Not even sure where to find it in the supermarket; baking aisle? If I can find it I'd try this recipe.
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Patrick, I find oat bran at the many health food markets around me along with Trader Joes. I will check my local grocery store when I go there tomorrow but I am pretty sure I have seen it there too.. ask the manager next time you go.
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Jody!
Those DO look yummy!! And now I'm hungry!!!
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Those look yummy!!
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They are.. I made them with whey powder, extra protein powder over the amount in the recipe & made the pan version since it was a thinner batter.. YUMMY!
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Yes these look fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
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The do look yummy! But, ya, where do you find the oat bran?
Thanks for sharing.
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Karyn, I find oat bran at the many health food markets around me along with Trader Joes. I will check my local grocery store when I go there tomorrow but I am pretty sure I have seen it there too.. ask the manager next time you go.
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Came by to see what was what! There was a time I left a trail of chocolate chip cookies in my wake. These look interesting
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Dr. J... I leave NO trail when I eat my weekend cookie treats!
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