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Protein Gingerbread Cookies

November 10, 2014

Alright bring on Christmas!  One thing I love about the holiday season is a good gingerbread cookie.  This year I decided to put a healthy spin on it with some protein added in.  These are delicious!!  But I’m not gonna lie this recipe took a few tries to perfect. The first two times the dough was so sticky I had to scrape it off my counter.  But third times the charm!  Enjoy and feel free to send me pics of your delectable treats 🙂 

 

Protein Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 TBSP
    Butter
  • 2
    Egg Whites
  • 1/2 cup
    Greek Yogurt
  • 1/3 cup
    Dark Molasses
  • 2 3/4 cups
    Spelt Flour
  • 1 cup
    Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp
    Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    Baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    Ginger
  • 2 scoops
    AboutTime Vanilla Protein Powder

Cooking Directions

  1. In a mixer, mix all of the wet ingredients until smooth(butter, egg whites, greek yogurt, and dark molasses). Then pour in the brown sugar and mix again until smooth.
  2. In a seperate bowl, mix the rest of the dry ingredients (cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, spelt flour, and protein powder).
  3. Slowly pour the dry ingredients into the sugar mix while continuing to stir.
  4. Roll dough into a ball and chill for one hour.
  5. Preheat oven to 325 and take the dough out of the fridge.
  6. Sprinkle clean counter space with spelt flour, then place the dough in the middle of it and roll it out until it’s about 1/4 inch thick. Sprinkle the top of dough with flour.
  7. Use whichever cookie cut outs you like! Dip it in flour then cut out each cookie and place on a greased cookie sheet (I used coconut oil).
  8. Cook for 10-12 minutes until golden brown on the edges.
  9. Enjoy! 
 
 

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  1. Kita says

    November 10, 2014 at 1:26 pm

    With Yogurt hmmmm that is interesting and a great way to sneak protien in for the kids to eat. I may have to try this one.

  2. Rachael DeBruin says

    November 10, 2014 at 2:36 pm

    Adding in the protein definitely makes it much healthier! I'm a Holistic Nutritionist over here & always encourage clients to eat enough protein throughout the day 🙂
    Thanks for sharing & pinning this!

  3. Dawnita says

    November 10, 2014 at 3:38 pm

    Sounds yummy! I will definitely have to clip this into my evernote and try it this year. I think I'll try it with Almond flour… Thanks for sharing!

  4. Susan Mahlburg says

    November 10, 2014 at 4:11 pm

    I made gingerbread cookies a few weeks ago, but I'll have to try your recipe! I added oats to mine, but adding protein is a great idea.

  5. Kimberly Bolden says

    November 10, 2014 at 4:28 pm

    I am always down for healthy and tasty. Thanks for this recipe. This will surely be used in the future!

  6. Barb says

    November 10, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    Looks delicious, and healthy, of course! I'm pinning this to my Cooking with Kids board.

  7. Sarah Moore says

    November 10, 2014 at 11:33 pm

    These sound and look delicious! It's nice to have a healthy alternative during this time of year!

  8. Sarah says

    November 11, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    Yum! Thanks for sharing a healthier alternative to one of our favorite Christmas cookies!

  9. Aleshea says

    November 11, 2014 at 6:07 pm

    Mmm, this look so good and is making me hungry. Lunch break can't come soon enough

  10. Eat Drink and Be Mary says

    November 11, 2014 at 9:37 pm

    This look awesome! I always have the hardest time finding a thin ginger snap cookie in the stores, and add on that this is a healthier recipe and I'm sold. I've pinned this to make later on this holiday season. 🙂

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