🍪💪 Protein Cream Cheese Pecan Cookies
Soft, slightly chewy cookies packed with protein, a creamy tang from cream cheese, and crunchy pecans. Great as a healthier dessert or post-workout snack!
🧾 Ingredients:
- 100g cream cheese (softened) 🧀
- ¼ cup butter (softened)
- ⅓ cup sweetener (sugar, honey, or a low-calorie option)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup protein powder (vanilla or unflavored) 💪
- ½ cup all-purpose flour (or oat flour)
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans 🌰
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Prep
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Line a baking tray
2. Cream base
- Beat cream cheese, butter, and sweetener until smooth
3. Add wet ingredients
- Mix in egg and vanilla
4. Add dry ingredients
- Stir in protein powder, flour, baking powder, and salt
- Mix gently to form a soft dough
5. Add pecans
- Fold in chopped pecans
6. Shape & bake
- Scoop small portions onto tray
- Slightly flatten
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until lightly golden
7. Cool
- Let cool completely (they firm up as they cool)
🍽️ Serving Ideas:
- With coffee or tea ☕
- As a post-workout snack 💪
- Crumbled over yogurt 🥣
🔥 Tips:
- Don’t overbake—these should stay soft
- Use a protein powder you like (flavor matters!)
- Chill dough if it’s too sticky
- Add a few chocolate chips for extra indulgence 🍫
🌟 Variations:
- Low-carb/keto version (use almond flour)
- Chocolate pecan protein cookies 🍫
- Peanut butter protein cookies 🥜
- High-fiber version with oats
If you want, I can also give you a macro-calculated fitness version, a no-bake protein cookie, or a gym meal prep dessert plan 👍
