'Tis the season for gingerbread! And these Gingerbread Whoopie Pies are a heavenly treat!

two gingerbread whoopie pie cookies on a white plate with a light background — Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

The whoopie pie cookie recipe is a simple whey cookie (+ added gingerbread spices, of course) and I filled them with Cream Cheese Protein Frosting. Delicious!

two gingerbread whoopie pie cookies without their tops on an unbleached sheet of parchment paper — Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

I made the cookies with Jamie Eason's vanilla whey concentrate. It bakes well, and has a nice vanilla flavor. Other whey protein powders might give different results, so be sure to use one that bakes well!

Happy Baking!

🥣 Recipe

Gingerbread Whoopie Pies

Makes 4 whoopie pies.

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 25

Calories: 258kcal

Author: Andréa

Ingredients

Cookies:

1 cup natural vanilla whey protein powder 102g
½ cup natural unsweetened applesauce (111g)
¼ cup almond meal 28g
1 teaspoon baking powder 4g
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground allspice
¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Filling:

Mixes best if ingredients are at room temperature
½ package Neufchâtel cheese 4oz or 112g
2 oz nonfat Greek yogurt ¼ cup or 57g
¼ cup natural vanilla whey protein 26g
sprinkle of stevia optional

Instructions

Mix filling ingredients, and refrigerate to set while you bake the cookies.
Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
Mix all cookie ingredients until well combined.
Spoon cookie batter onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet (as 8 cookies) and use your spoon to shape them into circles.
Bake for 8-10 minutes, just until the cookies are firm. Be sure not to overbake!
Let cookies cool.
Turn over four cookies and pipe or spoon filling on top.
Cover with the other cookies, and enjoy!
Store extras in the refrigerator.

Notes

A note about substitutions: I wouldn't recommend substituting other types of protein powder in this recipe (whey concentrate would be best).
The macros per 1 cookie (of 8) without any filling: Prot: 8g, Carbs: 5g (1g fiber, 2g sugar), Fat: 3g, Cal: 80

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