Imagine a perfect day filled with both frivolity and purpose. Imagine this day with rest and relaxation, but not without motivation and achievement. A perfect representation of both fun and accomplishment, these Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cup Protein Cookies are almost overindulgent, but still teeming with healthy ingredients you can feel good about eating. With layers of decadence, a cookie dough protein bar is stuffed with the ever-popular candy peanut butter cup, and frosted with chocolate coconut butter for an unbeatable cookie combination that’s packed with good-for-you protein, but scant on carbohydrates and calories.
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cup Protein Cookies
Makes 4 cookies
Macros per cookie: 201 calories | 3.5 g net carbs | 15.8 g protein
Ingredients
1 Quest Cookie Dough Protein Bar
4 Quest Cravings Peanut Butter Cups
Chocolate Frosting
1 Tbsp. Swerve Confectioner’s Style Erythritol
1 Tbsp. Sweet Spreads Chocolate Brownie Coconutter
1 Tbsp. Walden Farms Chocolate Syrup
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with a Silpat or parchment paper.
- Break protein bar into 4 equal parts. On a microwave-safe plate, heat the pieces for 12-15 seconds until slightly soft.
- Place each piece onto the prepared cookie sheet and flatten into a round, thin circle. Place a peanut butter cup on top of each circle and cup the protein bar around the peanut butter cup.
- Bake for 4 minutes. Let cool in fridge while preparing the frosting.
- In a microwave-safe bowl, microwave coconutter for 10 second to liquefy. Add syrup and erythritol to bowl and mix until fully combined.
- Frost each chilled cookie with a fourth of the frosting.
