Entry #4. Protein Cookies

So lately, I have been DYING for something sweet! I always crave pizzokies.. those things are my biggest weakness! The hot, squishy, chocolate chip cookie and the vanilla ice cream, melting slowly as you eat it with the hot fudge drizzled all over the top. OH MY GOSH.. if you're not drooling right now then you must be allergic or something.

I'm not to sure about the looks of it BUT I heard that at BJ's Brewhouse they have a Cookies and Cream Pizookie! It sounds pretty amazing to me and the lady who recommended it to me described it as "heaven in my mouth" so I'm assuming it's pretty good!

Anyway.. although they sound amazing, one pizookie from BJ's has 1088 calories, 47.3 grams of fat, 104.5 carbs, 64.1 grams of sugar, and 11.3 grams of fat. Broken down, that's 48% fat, 47% carbs, and 5% protein. This is the only reason why I refuse to eat them. Otherwise I would probably give in within a minute of smelling or looking at more picture of them.

After sitting there, dreaming for a few minutes I thought.. "why not make protein cookies, that are a lot healthier than regular cookies, and make ice cream out of protein powder." Greatest idea of all time, right?! 

So as I'm searching for recipes I came across two recipes on http://www.bodybuilding.com/. Both are really simple and not time consuming at all. 

Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies: 

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup of chocolate Myofusion protein powder
• 1/4 cup of coconut flour 
• 1/2 tsp of baking soda
• 1/4 cup of flaked coconut
• 1/4 cup of milk* 
• 10 ground Brazil nuts
• 1/8 cup sugar-free dark chocolate chips

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 340 F 
2. Mix together egg, protein powder, coconut flour, baking soda, coconut, milk, and ground nuts. 
3. Once dough is formed, stir in chocolate chips.
4. Using a spoon, divide mixture into 12 cookies and place on a sprayed cookie sheet.
5. Put in oven for 15-20 minutes.
6. Remove them from the oven as soon as they cook through. It's good if they're a bit soft in the center. Make sure you don't overcook them because they'll dry up and lose their charm if you do.

NUTRITION FACTS


Per cookie
Amount per serving
Calories: 75.5
Total Fat: 4.8g
Total Carbs: 3.2g
Protein: 3.8g

Above is the original recipe; however, I substituted a few things to make it a bit healthier. I used almond milk instead of regular milk, oats instead of flaked coconuts, and almonds instead of Brazil nuts.

Vanilla Protein Ice Cream:

Ingredients

• 1 medium sized banana, frozen and sliced
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I used Designer Whey)
• 1-2T almond milk (I use Silk Vanilla Unsweetened)

NUTRITION FACTS
Serving Size Per serving, recipe serves 2

Amount per serving

Calories 258

Total Fat4.8g

Total Carbs17g

Protein38g

While the cookie is in the oven, I will then begin to make the ice cream so it doesn't melt before I apply it to the cookie. Once they are both done, I put a little spoonful of the protein ice cream on top of a cookie. Instead of making a huge cookie, I do the little ones because I'm usually satisfied after one and I like to share with my family. They're all obsessed with them too so having a bunch works out perfectly!