{"id":7435,"date":"2012-12-23T23:50:37","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T03:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/high-protein-chocolate-chip-cookies\/"},"modified":"2012-12-24T01:02:31","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T05:02:31","slug":"high-protein-chocolate-chip-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/high-protein-chocolate-chip-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"High Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><br \/>\n<font size=\"+1\"><strong>You Gotta Try This Recipe Over The Christmas Holidays&#8230;<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p>If you could have been at my house this past Saturday your mouth would have been watering from the smell of freshly baked cookies in the oven. <\/p>\n<p>But these are not just any ordinary cookies&#8230;<br \/>\nOh no, they are Patricia&#8217;s Secret Recipe: <\/p>\n<p><strong>High Protein Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, &#038; Chocolate Chip Cookies!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but I LOVE freshly baked home made cookies. They just fill your belly with delicious goodness that makes you feel warm and cozy all over. There&#8217;s nothing like sitting back with with tall glass of milk and savoring a soft and chewy freshly baked cookie that&#8217;s still warm from the oven&#8230; <em>Yummmy!<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/high-protein-chocolate-chip-cookies-e1356321875184.jpg\" alt=\"High Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies\" \/><br \/>\nTrish with a plate of freshly baked high protein cookies.<\/center><\/p>\n<p>These cookies are a healthier version of the original recipe because in place of flour she used an equal measure of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluestarnutraceuticals.com\/link\/c8892d\" title=\"Blue Star Iso-Smooth Protein Powder\" target=\"_blank\">Vanilla Flavor Iso-Smooth Protein Powder<\/a>. And instead of using sugar she used Stevia, so they are much lower in carbs than regular cookies.<\/p>\n<p><U><strong>Here&#8217;s the High Protein Cookie recipe&#8230;<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\n&#8211; 1 cup <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluestarnutraceuticals.com\/link\/c8892d\" title=\"Blue Star Iso-Smooth Protein Powder\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Star Vanilla Iso-Smooth Protein Powder<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; 1 tsp Baking soda<br \/>\n&#8211; 1\/4 tsp Salt<br \/>\n&#8211; 1\/2 cup Unsalted butter, at room temperature<br \/>\n&#8211; 3\/4 cup Natural creamy peanut butter<br \/>\n&#8211; 1\/2 cup Stevia<br \/>\n&#8211; 1\/2 tsp Pure vanilla extract<br \/>\n&#8211; 1 Large egg<br \/>\n&#8211; 1\/2 cup Rolled oats<br \/>\n&#8211; 3\/4 cup Semi-sweet chocolate chips<\/p>\n<p><U><strong>Directions:<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nPreheat oven to 350 degrees F. <\/p>\n<p>Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.<\/p>\n<p>Whisk together the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluestarnutraceuticals.com\/link\/c8892d\" title=\"Blue Star Iso-Smooth Protein Powder\" target=\"_blank\">(Blue Star) Vanilla Iso-Smooth Protein Powder<\/a>, baking soda and salt, set aside.<\/p>\n<p>On medium speed, cream together the butter, natural peanut butter, Stevia and vanilla extract, for about 3 minutes. Add the egg and beat to combine. On low speed, add the protein powder mixture in 2 additions until just combined after each addition. <\/p>\n<p>Stir in the oats, and then the chocolate chips.<\/p>\n<p>Use a tablespoon to measure each cookies and drop dough onto prepared baking sheets about 2 inches apart. <\/p>\n<p>Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookies are lightly golden around the edges. Cool completely on the baking sheet and then enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><U><strong>Nutritional Info:<\/strong><\/u><br \/>\nEach cookie contains approx.<br \/>\n&#8211; 10 grams of fat<br \/>\n&#8211; 10 grams of carbs<br \/>\n&#8211; 10 grams of protein<br \/>\n<em>(depending on how big you make them)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Give this recipe a try and I strongly suggest you make double portions because these cookies will not last long&#8230; They are Sooo Good \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you could have been at my house this past Saturday evening your mouth would have been watering from the smell of freshly baked cookies in the oven.<br \/>\nBut these are not just any ordinary cookies\u2026They Are High Protein Oatmeal, Peanut Butter, &#038; Chocolate Chip Cookies!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-protein-recipes","category-protein"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p36tGh-1VV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7435"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7449,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7435\/revisions\/7449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}