Protein Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
IT"S OFFICIALLY FALL!
Fall is my favorite time of the year.. Baking, sweaters, pumpkin, fires in the fireplaces. Did I mention baking? There is no better time to be in the kitchen than a rainy, cold day. It's the perfect excuse to bake something yummy!
I've been wanting to make some good old fashioned oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.. But it wouldn't be a Kelsey Nicole Fitness recipe unless it was "healthified", right? Well when I created these cookies, I took a classic oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe, but cut back on the sugar and flour, and added some protein. However, I promise you won't be able to tell! Just find out for yourself... :)
Fall is my favorite time of the year.. Baking, sweaters, pumpkin, fires in the fireplaces. Did I mention baking? There is no better time to be in the kitchen than a rainy, cold day. It's the perfect excuse to bake something yummy!
I've been wanting to make some good old fashioned oatmeal chocolate chip cookies.. But it wouldn't be a Kelsey Nicole Fitness recipe unless it was "healthified", right? Well when I created these cookies, I took a classic oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe, but cut back on the sugar and flour, and added some protein. However, I promise you won't be able to tell! Just find out for yourself... :)
Recipe:
2 cups oats
1 cup oat flour
1/2 cup unflavored protein powder
1 cup brown sugar, not packed
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
6 tbs flaxseed + 2 tbs water
2 eggs
2 tbs vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips (or more!)
Directions:
1. Coat 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray
2. In a mixer, combine butter, flaxseed mixture, brown sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Mix well.
3. Add oats, flour, protein powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
4. Once all ingredients are mixed, add in chocolate chips.
5. Cover dough and place in the fridge for about an hour- This will keep your cookies from flattening. If you like flatter cookies, you can skip this step.
6. After an hour, preheat oven to 350F
7. Use a spoon to place golf ball-sized drops on the baking sheets. This recipe should make about 36 cookies.
8. Bake for 8 minutes- Do NOT overcook. In fact, you want to take them out a little under cooked.
9. Enjoy!
*Macros: (1 out of 36 cookies): 99 calories, 4g fat, 11g carbs, 3g protein