In the Kitchen-Protein Oreo Cookies

In the Kitchen with Wild Will

Protein Oreo Cookies

I’m back! Don’t worry if you thought my treat ideas had dried up you were sadly mistaken. I am coming back in big, huge way too. Fitastic’s very own Fitness Diva Heather Hayes made a special request. Heather is a big fan of Oreo cookies. Just go through her Instagram feed (HBombs) and you will see multiple pictures of her Oreo obsession. Sadly Heather, like all of us living a healthy lifestyle is not able to eat Oreo cookies on a day to day basis. She came to me along her teammate Aimee with a request to find or create a recipe for Protein Oreo Cookies.  After a few attempts and failures I have created a great tasting Oreo cookie that you can eat guilt free. Now these are not like your standard Oreos. The cookie itself is quiet thick and dense. Still moist but dense, this way you want be able to eat a bunch of them in one sitting. One cookie should satisfy your need, maybe two if you are bulking. Please post your comments and special requests on my Face Book page (Will Wilson). I will do my very best to create a healthy alternative for nearly any dessert or snack food you give me. Be sure to follow all our Fitastic antics on Twitter @feelfitastic and Instagram @teamfitastic. Join the movement.

FOR THE COOKIES

1. 1 egg
2. 1/4 cup unsweeted applesauce
3. 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
4. 1 tsp baking powder
5. 1/2 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
6. 1 TBSP cup honey
7. 2 scoops chocolate protein powder
8. 1/4 cup almond meal

FOR THE FILLING

1. 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
2. 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
3. 1 1/2 scoop vanilla casein protein

(Short on time? Or have a peanut butter craving? Skip the cream filling and use peanut butter instead)

INSTRUCTIONS

1.  Combine almond meal, cocoa powder, egg, applesauce, vanilla, honey, baking powder and chocolate protein powder. Plop into Oreo sized cookies on a greased pan and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.
2.  For the frosting, blend cottage cheese, Greek yogurt, and vanilla casein protein. When cookies are cooled, place frosting between the cookies.

Macros

1 batch makes 6 Oreo Cookies (that’s 12 total cookies)

I personally had left over filling, so keep that in mind if you are watching your macro intake.

1 Oreo Cookie

Calories 176

Fat 4 grams

Carbs 15 grams

Protein 21 grams

(So you can see, you really only need one so be sure to share with your friends and family)