The crisscross pattern is so distinct. There could be a table covered in various cookies, and you’d spot the peanut butter treats a mile away. They practically sell themselves, though you could up the wow factor just a crumb. Tell people your special recipe creates over a dozen delicious, low-cal cookies and comes in at only 1 gram of sugar per serving. If anyone was wavering on account of guilt, that should stick a fork in their decision – done and done!
Chewy Protein Peanut Butter Cookies
Makes 16 cookies
Macros per cookie: 72 calories | 3.4 g protein | 9.2 g carbs | 3.2 g fat | 1 g sugar | 1.2 g fiber
Ingredients
¾ cup ARO Vanilla Whey Protein Complex Plus
¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
¼ cup Vitacost Xylitol
½ tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup Vitacost Certified Organic Smooth & Unsalted Peanut Butter
¼ cup vanilla almond milk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg white
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a sheet pan with foil. Coat foil with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together peanut butter, almond milk, vanilla and egg white until smooth.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir thoroughly. Dough will be thick, so use your hands to knead it together. Mix until a large ball of dough is formed.
- Pull out about 1 ½ tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball between your hands. Place each cookie ball on prepared sheet pan, making 16 cookies in all.
- Using a fork, press down on each cookie to form a crisscross pattern.
- Bake 6-8 minutes, or until golden and crisp on top. Serve immediately, because they’re better warm!