About 30 minutes after posting yesterday’s post, I received a phone call from my school. They called off school today!! I was so happy!
(My breakfast this morning)
So what did I do on my day off? I slept, went to Costco, finished my homework, read some blogs, played with my dogs, and of course I baked!
Oh and of course I got Starbucks 
Garth had a tough time walking through the snow! I couldn’t help but to laugh at him
(Ev and Cody)
Ok, so I mentioned that I baked. After finding a chocolate chip protein cookie recipe on Pinterest (of course), I wanted to give it a try. The result?
Bread. Did I give up? Of course not!
I went back onto my computer and looked up ways to make cookies less cakey and more chewy. My second attempt (circle 2) was with brown sugar added and my third attempt was with butter added. After the third attempt, I gave up on these cookies. I got back onto my computer and found another protein cookie recipe. The only problem was that it was a peanut butter cookie recipe. For those of you who don’t know, I don’t like peanut butter. So I decided to make a few minor tweaks and changed the recipe to almond butter cookies
Almond Butter Protein Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup almond butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 banana (or 2 tbsp applesauce)
- 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder (I used whey)
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup sugar (or 1/2 stevia)
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix first 4 ingredients together in a medium bowl
- In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients together
- Combine the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients
- Roll dough into balls (will be a little sticky)
- Bake for 8-10 minutes
These cookies may not look all that exciting, but they are chewy and full of flavor! These are perfect pre-workout or post-workout snacks!
Did you have a snow day today?
Have you ever made protein cookies?
YUM girl you know those are gonna be in my bell-ay ASAP. Special K cereal is the best. That’s what your breakfast was right? (If not, this will be embarrassing)
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Hahaha yeah it was Special K!
I actually think those initial protein cookies look really good! I love the idea of a big, fat cookie for some reason haha I think we have a snow day tomorrow. Crossing my fingers!
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They actually tasted pretty good (flavor-wise), but the texture was too cakey for my taste.
Snow days o I wish I could have that experience! I do love the snow
I love protein cookies, pancakes and cakes 
. Glad you found a recipe that works with your likes! I like my cookies moist and cake-like but have always wanted to try a more cookies like health version so I will give yours a try 
. Hope you enjoyed then rest of your day off! Love + Shine Courtstar
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I love how pretty snow is, but after a few days it turns gray (ew). I hope you give these cookies a try! Let me know how you like these cookies if you do
OOooo lucky! I keep hearing about the snow everywhere, I wish it would come here! Oh, and I seriously need to go buy some almond butter. These looks too good not to make!
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Yeah, I’m going to miss getting snow days next year!
My kids did, but Mom’s never really get a snow day! I can’t believe you tried that recipe three different ways. I would have given up by then for sure.
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Hahaha that’s what my mom always says!
I love how persistent you were haha at least you ended up with good cookies
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Thanks Nicky
haha aw did the failed cookies taste good at least? Also gotta love snow days!!
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They had good flavor.. but bad texture.
Haha that bread cookie picture is too funny! On my tenth birthday, my mom decided for my party we were going to have a contest as to who could make the best chocolate chip cookie, sans recipe. Yeah.. it was a mess! Props to you for making something awesome!
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That sounds like so much fun! I would probably do horribly though!
it’s cool to see the process that GETS you to a good recipe result! love seeing the cookie “fails”! your photos always turn out beautifully no matter what they are of. even of my hated snow.
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Awwww thanks Cait! I am there with ya on the snow, it needs to go.
Those cookies look amazing. Peanut butter cookies are some of my favorite cookies, but I have never though to use AB. Great idea!
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Thanks Hannah! I am in loooove with AB so I just had to use it in this recipe
so jealous, I want a snow day so bad!! Hehe I love that you kept trying to make them better, thats a great attitude to have!!! P.s. what did you get at starbs? I’m obsessed with that place… er, coffee in general! I heard they have a new caramel macchiato and I am dying to dry it out!!
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I got a green tea latte (with non-fat milk and no syrup). I am not a coffee fan *gasp* but a caramel macchiato sounds delish
Wow you tried three times, that’s dedication! I sure hope those failed attempts don’t go to waste!
I ate them anyway
or at least most of them
Protein cookies sound like a great idea, thanks for sharing!
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No problem! I hope you try them
i love justin’s almond butter…and yeah you created your own recipe…sorry about the poor outcomes before but hey you made your own great cookies right so yeah for snow days!
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Thanks Angela
I am surprised how well they turned out!
I eat special k every morning! Yumm! Can’t wait to try these cookies. Thanks for commenting on my blog the other day! I’m just getting started and your comments keep me motivated!
No problem! Keep with it
Yum! Can’t wait to try those cookies!! Is that cereal the special k strawberries and dark choc? Looks like it! I tried to recently and it was so good
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I think it is the special k w/ chocolate chunks. Let me know how you like the cookies if you try them!