You’re not that emotional, but you certainly have a soft spot for cookies. Who doesn’t? The perfect little rounds can welcome a new neighbor as easily as they soothe a teenage heartbreak. Of course, all that great magic is in the mix. And when the mix includes a heavy helping of chocolate…well, that never hurts. (Cue the happy tears.)
Soft Batch Dark Chocolate Protein Cookies
Makes 12 cookies
Macros per cookie: 145 calories | 6.9 g protein | 18.2 g carbs | 7 g fat | 1.6 g sugar | 2.1 g fiber
Ingredients
2 scoops ARO Chocolate Whey Protein Powder
1 cup buckwheat flour (or whole wheat flour)
½ cup Vitacost Xylitol
¼ cup dark cocoa powder
¼ cup dark chocolate almond butter (or nut butter of choice)
¼ cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk
3 Tbsp. Vitacost Liquid Coconut Oil
1 tsp. Vitacost Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
1 whole egg
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together almond butter, almond milk, coconut oil and vanilla extract until smooth.
- In a separate large mixing bowl, stir together protein powder, xylitol and cocoa powder until mixed through.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry and stir until thoroughly combined.
- Using an ice cream scoop or spoon, drop about 3-4 tablespoons cookie dough onto sheet pan. Repeat until you have 12 cookies.
- Slightly flatten each cookie and bake approximately 14 minutes, or until edges begin to crisp.