It’s the dessert you order at the finest restaurant in town. Even at that, cheesecake is usually a treat “for special occasions only.” But turned into a seemingly ordinary chocolate chip cookie, this rich dessert suddenly becomes a lot more accessible. Reservations not required.
Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Cookies
Makes 15 cookies
Macros per cookie: 59 calories | 3.7 g protein | 7.5 g carbs | 2.1 g fat | 0 g sugar | 1 g fiber
Ingredients
1 scoop ARO Natural Vanilla Whey Protein Plus Powder
½ cup whole wheat pastry flour or oat flour
¼ cup almond flour
¼ cup Vitacost Xylitol
¼ tsp. baking powder
3 Tbsp. plain Greek yogurt
2 Tbsp. plain, low-fat cream cheese, softened
¼ cup sugar-free chocolate chips
½ tsp. vanilla extract
2 egg whites
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and line a baking sheet with foil. Coat foil with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, stir together protein powder, flours, xylitol and baking powder until thoroughly mixed.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together yogurt, cream cheese, vanilla extract and egg whites.
- Pour wet mixture into dry, stirring together until well combined.
- Stir in chocolate chips and place cookie dough in the fridge for about 30 minutes.
- Using a small ice cream scoop or your hands, form small balls of cookie dough and place on prepared baking sheet. Makes about 15 cookies.
- Bake 10-12 minutes, or until edges begin to turn golden. Let cool before enjoying.