the Double Rich Chocolate Protein Cookie has a short list of real food ingredients, with layers of chocolate to make a protein snack a deliciously sweet one.
When do I not crave a cookie?
When I finish a workout, sometimes I cannot even wait for the blender to whip up a recovery smoothie - and if I am leaving the gym, these protein cookies are in my car waiting! (Bonus if it is warm and sunny out, the chocolate chips melt a bit - oooh).
Plus, this Double Rich Chocolate Protein Cookie is just a good cookie. These you have to make yourself, but they are very easy and oh, so good. The chocolate chunks are really a must.
Double Rich Chocolate Protein Cookie
dairy, egg, soy, oil, and gluten free, vegan, no sugar added
makes 12 golf ball size cookies
INGREDIENTS:
1 can chickpeas, drained, rinsed and peeled
2-3 tablespoons water
â…“ cup + 1 tablespoon soy free vegan protein powder
¾ cup chocolate chunks
INSTRUCTIONS:
In food processor or blender, puree chickpeas. Add water and protein powder, blend. It should form a ball of dough, if it is still crumbly, add a tiny amount of water, a teaspoon at a time. Process – it should quickly form a dough ball.
Stirring by hand, add chocolate chunks. Form into 1-inch balls. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
These taste great fresh and warm right out of the oven, and after they are cooled. I suggest you try one each way...
The dough of this cookie is not very sweet, which I like, but some may prefer to add sweetener. I used a large amount of chocolate chunks, which to me is a nice flavor contrast to the not so sweet dough.
dairy, egg, soy, oil, and gluten free, vegan, no sugar added
Double Rich Chocolate Protein Cookie
Ingredients
Instructions
Alexa says
But the protein powder you use isn't vegan it has whey in it the Complete Protein Diet protein powder
spabettie says
hi Alexa,
I know this - I didn't label this recipe as vegan.
Thanks!
Anna @ The Guiltless Life says
These look fabulous - Char of Char's Kitchen sent me here and I can't get over how more-ish these look! I am such a fan of protein treats. Thank you for your recipe and your beautiful site!
spabettie says
hello Anna! you are welcome, I hope you try these, it's a new favorite! great to "meet" you!
April says
Thank you for clarifying!! I appreciate your help and time!
spabettie says
anytime, April - I appreciate you reading.
April says
Wow, I was not accusing just trying to understand - again, I'm new here and don't know you. All the best to you.
spabettie says
hi April,
now I am apologizing for misreading your second comment, which I read as "confused and suspect" thinking you meant suspicion. I apologize if I came off defensive (I didn't feel it, really) when I was attempting to clarify.
This particular recipe as is, no I have not made it with gluten free flour as a sub for the protein powder. The two recipes I linked to in my first reply, those are very similar, using protein powder and nut butter.
Thank you for your understanding.
April says
I'm confused and suspect at least some of it has to do with this being my first visit to your website (& not knowing your style/lingo:)!? Sorry! I think you're saying that the Protein Powder does indeed contain sugar (or friend) though? And you've used the gluten-free flours before but not in this recipe?
Thanks for the help & clarification!
spabettie says
hi April, I am not attempting to hide anything or cause 'suspicion'.
- no, I did not use gluten free flour in this recipe. I used a gluten free protein powder that I talked about and linked to within this post.
- I labeled this recipe 'no sugar added' because of the four ingredients in the recipe, none of them are sugar. (I am not claiming this recipe is sugar free). I do not have the label with me presently, but I am guessing that yes, the protein powder may contain sugar. I have similar cookie recipes that do not use protein powder, giving you options for using gluten free flours like you asked.
hope this helps,
Kristina
April says
I saw this on Pinterest and these cookies look delicious! Especially in light of these lovely words: "gluten free, no sugar added." 😀
My question is about Protein Powder. In the world of Google, there are seemingly thousands or brands/varieties. I know in working with a nutritionist a few years back that most if not all contain a sugar or one of it's many (toxic, in some circles) friends. Would you be willing to name names if you are indeed using a brand w/o sugar? I've never worked with Protein Powder, again because of the sugar; could I substitute a gluten-free flour instead (i.e. rice, chickpea, almond, etc.)?
Thanks for your help!
spabettie says
hi April,
I apologize if the wording in the recipe misled you, I use "no sugar added" when I do not add sugar to the recipe, and I use "sugar free" when I know the recipe ingredients contain no sugar.
I have made chickpea cookies with (gluten free) flours before, and they do work - I have used rice, almond meal, ap, peanut flour. Some of those recipes also include a nut butter : mint chocolate chickpea cookie or tahini: rosemary apricot tahini bites so you may have to adjust the amounts of flour if you don't add nut butter, etcetera. The consistency I look for is a dough ball, easily handled in your hands, not too sticky.
I hope this helps, and again I apologize for any confusion.
Kath (My Funny Little Life) says
Wow, these look great! And you made them with chickpeas?! Genious! 😀
Magic of Spice says
Oh heavens, I want several of these beauties!
Liz says
A healthy chocolate cookie? I think we ALL need this recipe in our repertoire! Thanks for sharing~
spabettie says
you are welcome, Liz! and yes, we could all use this!
Nichole says
So technically, these are good for me? 🙂 MMMM
spabettie says
absolutely! 😉