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- ⏲️Ready In: 13 Minutes
- 👪Serves: 1
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 404 kcals and 31 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Vanilla protein powder, peanut butter, egg whites, chocolate chips, and honey.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free, and can be made grain-free and paleo depending on your protein.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: It’s a warm, soft-baked cookie you can make in under 15 minutes. Perfect for curbing cravings without sharing.
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I’m a big believer that you don’t have to ditch dessert just because you have body composition goals, you just make smarter versions you actually enjoy, like these single-serve high-protein desserts. This is my go-to when the kids aren't paying attention, and I want something sweet without baking a whole batch.
This single-serving protein cookie comes out soft with a gooey chocolate chip center and warm peanut butter flavor. Sometimes I even dip bites into protein cookie butter (highly recommend). If you’re looking for a quick, high-protein treat that won’t leave you feeling sluggish, this one always hits the spot.
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💭Why You'll Love This Recipe
Easy to make: Made with gluten-free pantry staples and only 7 ingredients, this single-serving protein cookie comes together easily.
Quick dessert: In just 15 minutes, you'll have a soft, warm bite of chocolate chip cookie to sink your teeth into.
Versatile: It's easy to adjust and vary the flavors of the protein cookie to create new tastes when you want to.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Protein powder: If you don't love your protein powder, you won't enjoy this cookie, as the flavor dominates a bit. Also, the protein powder you choose will affect the taste and texture of the protein cookie. Learn more about choosing a protein powder for your goals.
- Honey: This helps hold everything together, but in a pinch, you can use maple syrup as well.
- Peanut butter: Fresh, natural peanut butter works best (or this homemade no oil peanut butter) as it blends the best with the other ingredients.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Flavor Variations
- Nut butter: Almond butter or almond hazelnut is a great swap and gives an almost caramel-like taste.
- Chocolate: Use a chocolate protein powder for a double chocolate taste, or drizzle dairy-free chocolate glaze over the top if you have some in the fridge.
- Make it paleo: To make the high-protein cookie paleo-approved, you just need to use a protein powder like Equip protein, which is my personal favorite.
- Toppings and mix-ins: Anything goes here; you can use sprinkles, crushed M&Ms, chopped pecans, or a mix of a couple of toppings to make the protein cookie unique.
How To Make a Single-Serve Protein Cookie
Step 1: Mix together all wet ingredients until smooth.
Step 2: Add in the remaining ingredients.
Step 3: Mix well and portion onto a lined cookie sheet with a silicone spatula to smooth it out.
Step 4: Bake for 8 minutes and let cool on the pan fully.
Expert Tips To Make It
Less is more when it comes to this single-serve cookie. It won’t look done when you take it out of the oven, but it will continue to cook. So, if in doubt, cook it for less time. This is what results in a soft center.
Each protein powder will change the texture of the healthy single serve protein cookie:
- Vegan protein: This absorbs more liquid and thickens the cookie more. Fermented protein, especially resulting in a drier cookie.
- Beef protein: I recently switched to beef-isolate protein powder for health reasons and love it. It gives the protein cookie a much better taste, but it'll also be much softer, almost fudgy in the center. You probably won't need the honey if using beef.
Don't overbake the cookie, or it will become too dry. Remove it from the oven when it looks almost done.
If you somehow have leftovers, store it on the counter in an airtight container for up to 24 hours.
Single Serve Protein Cookie FAQs
Protein cookies become dry when not enough liquid is used, or they are overcooked. Make sure to use enough liquid, especially if using a vegan protein powder, so that the batter is sticky but still wet. Also, keep a close eye on the cookie while baking and remove it from the oven before it looks fully done.
Protein cookies can be made with any protein powder, but the kind you choose will alter the taste and texture. Vegan protein powder tends to not be as sweet and absorbs a lot of liquid, so you'll need more wet ingredients. Beef protein powder is delicious tasting and doesn't require as much liquid, but creates a stickier texture, which turns everything fudgy. Whey protein mixes well, but needs something to help bind it into a cookie dough.
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Single Serve Protein Cookie
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Ingredients
- ¼ cup Vanilla protein powder vegan protein was initially used
- 1 tablespoon Peanut butter
- ¼ cup Egg whites
- 1 tablespoon Chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon Baking powder
- 1.5 tablespoons Honey
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Mix together all wet ingredients until smooth.
- Add in the remaining ingredients.
- Mix until everything is combined, it will be thick.
- Use a silicone spatula to portion the batter out onto a lined cookie sheet. You’ll need to shape it manually.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes and remove it from the oven even though it doesn’t look done.
- Let cool for 10-15 minutes on the pan.
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
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Anonymous says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!