Chocolate Hazelnut Protein Cookies
These chocolate hazelnut cookies are made with protein powder and date sugar for a deliciously healthy gluten free protein snack or dessert. Makes 9 cookies (3 servings).
Servings: 3
Calories: 250kcal
Ingredients
Cookie:
- ⅓ cup hazelnut butter (I make mine from hazelnut meal)
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup chocolate pea protein
- 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
- a pinch of sea salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- 1 tablespoon date sugar (optional)
Chocolate drizzle:
- 3 tablespoons chocolate whey protein
- 1 tablespoon date sugar (optional)
- 1-2 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
- Begin to make the cookie dough by mixing the hazelnut butter and water until smooth.⅓ cup hazelnut butter, ¼ cup water
- Mix in the remaining cookie ingredients, and mix well.¼ cup chocolate pea protein, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, a pinch of sea salt, ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 tablespoon date sugar
- 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.3 tablespoons chocolate whey protein , 1 tablespoon date sugar, 1-2 tablespoons water
- 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)
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