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    Home > Blog > Protein Desserts > Protein Cookies

    Chocolate Hazelnut Protein Cookies (Pea & Whey)

    Updated: Dec 9, 2024 · Published: Apr 17, 2015 · By Andréa Marchese · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

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    Chocolate and hazelnut. Gluten-free and high-protein. Your new favorite cookies: Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies! 

    inside view of a chocolate hazelnut cookie drizzled with dark chocolate icing, with a few more cookies in the background and all on a black tray
    Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies

    I tried these with and without date sugar as a sweetener. If you prefer a sweeter cookie, go with the date sugar. If you prefer to keep the carbs as low as possible, go without! Either way, these Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies are full of flavor! Enjoy!

    Recipe

    inside view of a chocolate hazelnut cookie drizzled with dark chocolate icing, with a few more cookies in the background and all on a black tray

    Chocolate Hazelnut Protein Cookies (Pea & Whey)

    Andréa Marchese
    Makes 9 cookies (3 servings).
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Total Time 22 minutes mins
    Servings 9 cookies (3 servings)

    Ingredients

    Cookie:

    • ⅓ cup hazelnut butter 75g (I make mine from hazelnut meal)
    • ¼ cup filtered water 60ml
    • ¼ cup chocolate pea protein 37g
    • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder 11g
    • a pinch of sea salt
    • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon 0.6ml (optional)
    • 1 tablespoon date sugar 9g (optional)

    Chocolate drizzle:

    • 3 tablespoons chocolate whey protein 21g
    • 1 tablespoon date sugar 9g (optional)
    • 1-2 tablespoons filtered water 15-30ml

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
    • Begin to make the cookie dough by mixing the hazelnut butter and water until smooth.
    • Mix in the remaining cookie ingredients, and mix well.
    • Form into 9 pieces, and roll each into a ball. Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
    • Flatten each cookie (with your hand or the back of a large spoon).
    • Bake for 10-12 minutes, until firm.
    • Remove from oven and let cool.
    • Mix the icing ingredients until smooth (start with 1 tablespoon of water and add by the teaspoon). Drizzle over cooled cookies.
    • Enjoy! Store in the refrigerator.

    Notes

    A note about substitutions: because each type of protein powder has a distinct flavor and texture when baked, I would not try substituting different types of protein powders in this recipe. (Use a rice/pea blend for the cookie and whey for the icing. See my Recipe Basics video for examples of what goes wrong when you use the wrong protein powder.) For a vegan chocolate drizzle, I suggest melted Raw Chocolate over chilled cookies.
    I make my hazelnut butter by putting hazelnut meal in the food processor.
    The macros above are for the unsweetened cookies. For the sweetened cookies, the macros are:
    Prot: 18g, Carbs: 15g (4g fiber, 6g sugar), Fat: 16g, Cal: 270 (3 cookies)

    Nutrition

    Serving: 3cookies | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 16g | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g
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