{"id":33901,"date":"2014-11-05T11:15:36","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T16:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=33901"},"modified":"2022-01-20T12:38:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T17:38:16","slug":"peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-protein-cookies-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/peanut-butter-chocolate-chip-protein-cookies-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Peanut Butter Protein Cookies with Dark Chocolate Chips Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

Protein<\/a> cookies are a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth while getting a healthy dose of the nutrients your body needs. When it comes to this recipe, all you have to buy are a few simple ingredients: protein powder<\/a>, peanut butter<\/a>, eggs, organic cane sugar and dark chocolate chips. These treats are made with no grains whatsoever making them extra chewy and delicious! Tip: Try whipping them up with a different kind of nut butter, other add-ins, or substituting in a different flavor of protein powder<\/a> to make endless combinations.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Lee Hersh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies Recipe<\/h3>\n

Serves 12<\/i><\/p>\n

Prep time: 10 minutes
\nCook time: 12-15 minutes<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/b><\/h3>\n

2 scoops (or a half-cup) DailyBurn Fuel-6 protein<\/a> in vanilla
\n1 large egg
\n1\/2 cup organic cane sugar and 1 tablespoon for sprinkling on top (or coconut palm sugar)
\n1 cup peanut butter, smooth
\nPinch of salt
\n1\/4 cup mini dark chocolate chips<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/b><\/h3>\n
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  1. Preheat oven to 350\u00baF and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.<\/li>\n
  2. Place all ingredients in a medium size bowl and mix together using a wooden spoon. The consistency should be like typical cookie dough.<\/li>\n
  3. Using a tablespoon cookie scooper, scoop 3 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball. Then, flatten in your palm into a cookie shape. Place on cookie sheet and repeat.<\/li>\n
  4. Use a fork to create the classic peanut butter criss-cross shape by lightly pressing onto cookie dough. Then, sprinkle with organic cane sugar and a pinch of salt.<\/li>\n
  5. Bake at 350\u00baF for 12-15 minutes or until the cookies begin to turn golden brown.<\/li>\n
  6. Let cool for at least 10 minutes to let the cookies harden.<\/li>\n
  7. Storage: store in a tight ziplock bag or container in a cool\/dark place OR for the longest storage, place in freezer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Photo by Lee Hersh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    RELATED:\u00a0<\/strong>10 Delicious Paleo Cookie Recipes<\/a><\/p>\n

    For more recipes from Lee, visit Fit Foodie Finds<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies aren\u2019t your average treat. They\u2019re gluten-free, packed with nine grams of protein, plus they taste sweet!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54,"featured_media":33903,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[428,26,27,9],"tags":[39,53,220,80,345,393],"class_list":["post-33901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dessert","category-gluten-free","category-healthy","category-recipes","tag-dessert","tag-fuel","tag-nuts","tag-protein","tag-tax1conditions","tag-tax2food-allergies"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33901","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33901"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33901\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}