Q
I love chocolate chip cookies. I've followed a lot of recipes for protein cookies online, but they all turn out dry and rubbery! Is there a way to make high-protein, sugar-free cookies actually taste good? Please say yes!
Thank you for your question! Ever since I started my blog two years ago, I've been experimenting with protein cookies. I've gone through dozens of trials and made many errors, creating batch after batch of "dry and rubbery" cookies like the ones you described.
I didn't give up, though; I just took notes and kept on trying! I tried different ingredients, different protein powders, and different cooking approaches until I was able to separate what works from what doesn't.
To make a great batch of protein cookies, you need to remember three important things:
- Make sure your mixture is no more than 1/8 protein powder, especially if you use whey. Otherwise, the whey will cook and your cookies will turn out rubbery and weirdly bread-like.
- You need to have some fat in your batter. Egg yolk, nut butter, and coconut butter all work great.
- Nuts and flaked coconut are a great way to add both crunch and flavor without adding sugar or carbs.
These guidelines aren't the "end all, be all" of protein cookie-making, but I think they represent three really important guidelines to remember.
OK, enough chit-chat. Let's bake!
Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies
Ingredients
egg 1 large
Myofusion protein powder (chocolate)1/2 cup
coconut flour 1/4 cup
baking soda 1/2 tsp
flaked coconut 1/4 cup
milk* 1/4 cup
Brazil nuts 10 ground
sugar-free dark chocolate chips 1/8 cup
Note: *(I used coconut milk, but any type will work.)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 340 F or 170 C.
- Mix together egg, protein powder, coconut flour, baking soda, coconut, milk, and ground nuts.
- Once dough is formed, stir in chocolate chips.
- Using a spoon, divide mixture into 12 cookies and place on a sprayed cookie sheet.
- Put in oven for 15-20 minutes.
Remove them from the oven as soon as they cook through. It's good if they're a bit soft in the center. Make sure you don't overcook them because they'll dry up and lose their charm if you do. - Let them cool, pour yourself a tall glass of milk and boom! Enjoy a couple of cookies!
Note: If you want lower-calorie and lower-fat cookies: use oats instead of flaked coconut, almonds or walnuts instead of Brazil nuts, and cocoa powder instead of chocolate chips.
Nutrition Facts
Per cookie
Per cookie
Amount per serving
Calories 75.5
Total Fat 4.8g
Total Carbs 3.2g
Protein 3.8g
