This easy recipe for high protein black and white cookies gives you all the same feels as the real ones, with 37g protein(!!) and without all the sugar and calories. Delicious protein snack!
If you've never had a black and white cookie, it's a cake-like vanilla cookie with a hint of lemon, topped with chocolate and white sugary icing. This eggless, gluten free version is made with a whey protein cookie base and whey icings.
🚫 Substitutions
This recipe works well with whey protein, and I wouldn't try substituting other types of protein powder in either the cookie or icing recipes.
🎃 Variations
The only variations I've ever seen of black and white cookies are ones with the white icing swapped out for a holiday color. Orange for halloween, red for Christmas, etc.
These easy protein cookies are the most delicious 37g protein you'll eat!
Recipe
Black and White Protein Cookies
Ingredients
- ¼ cup (24 g) natural vanilla whey protein
- 1 tablespoon (7 g) coconut flour
- 1 ¼ teaspoons water
- ¼ teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon alcohol-free lemon extract
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- a pinch sea salt
Icing
- 2 tablespoons (11 g) unflavored whey protein powder
- 2 tablespoons (13 g) natural chocolate whey protein
- 2 packets stevia separated
- 4 teaspoons water separated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
- Mix all cookie ingredients until well combined. If you need more water, add it by the ¼ teaspoon.¼ cup (24 g) natural vanilla whey protein, 1 tablespoon (7 g) coconut flour, 1 ¼ teaspoons water, ¼ teaspoon alcohol-free vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon alcohol-free lemon extract, ¼ teaspoon baking powder, a pinch sea salt
- Spoon cookie batter onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet (1 large or 4 small cookies) and use your spoon to shape them into circles.
- Bake for 5 minutes, and check to see if they are firm. If not, check every minute. Be sure not to over-bake these cookies! Take them out as soon as they are firm.
- Let cool.
- Put the unflavored and chocolate whey proteins in separate bowls.2 tablespoons (11 g) unflavored whey protein powder, 2 tablespoons (13 g) natural chocolate whey protein
- Add 1½ packets stevia to the unflavored, and ½ packet to the chocolate.2 packets stevia
- Add 2 teaspoons filtered water to each. Mix well.4 teaspoons water
- If either icing is not a spreadable consistency, add more water by the ¼ teaspoon.
- Turn the cookies over, as you'll want to ice the bottom (flat side) of each cookie.
- Ice half of each cookie with the white icing, and the other half with the chocolate.
- Enjoy! Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
Nutrition
If you like these protein cookies, have a look at these Chocolate Whey Protein Cookies, these Pumpkin Pecan Protein Cookies, these Very Strawberry Protein Cookies, and these Protein Whoopie Pies. Lots of deliciousness to be made!
Andréa says
Hi Romina,
Thanks for writing in! The recipe above contains links to find the items, but if those aren't convenient you can make substitutions. You can replace the lemon extract and the water with 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice. It'll come out less lemony (I just tried it) but still good! In this recipe I think regular vanilla extract would be ok (i think the alcohol should bake off) but in my no-bake recipes that call for it, it would taste bad. In place of it, seeds from a vanilla bean would be great! I'd say seeds from 1 whole bean would probably be equivalent to 2 tablespoons (30ml) of extract. Hope that helps!
Andréa
Romina Nieves says
Hi! Love all your recipes!! And want to try this one, but I've got a question. May I use instead of alcohol-free lemon extract just lemon? and I can't find where I live alcohol-free vanilla extract, do you have any other ideas for it? Thanks a lot!!