I wanted to leave you with a tasty recipe for this Labor Day weekend, and I’m super happy with this new creation. I’ve been cooking quite a bit lately, as it’s a wonderful creative outlet for me, and also tends to relieve some stress (especially when I’m creating chocolate treats… ). I definitely don’t condone stress eating, but I do encourage finding healthy replacements for foods that would typically have a much bigger burden on your body. These are a health-coach approved healthy treat, but are honestly so nutritious they could go in the “snack” category 🙂
Lily’s chocolate is one of my all-time favortie brands and they recetly released a white chocolate chip. It does contain a small amount of milk-fat, so replace with dairy-free choclate chips if strictly vegan/paleo. I tolerate these fine so I use them for treats like these, but they can easily be replaced.
Chocolate White Chocolate Chip Cookies (high-protein, paleo, gluten-free, vegan)
Equipment
- stand mixer
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup plant based protein powder
- 1/2 cup collagen
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 2 flax eggs see instructions (or regular eggs)
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup @Lily’s white chocolate chips (they have small amount of milk fat so use another kind if strict vegan or paleo)
Instructions
- Make the flax egg by combining 2.5 tbsp water with 1 tbsp ground flax seed. Place in fridge for 10 minutes – they should be gelatinous.
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer or mixing bowl, cream together the wet ingredients on high until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together. Slowly add to the wet ingredients, stirring as you go until well combined. Stir in the white chocolate chips.
- Scoop the dough into 10-12 balls and press down slightly. Top with a few chips. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool on pan for 10 minutes, then carefully slide parchment paper onto wire rack and cool completely.
- Store in airtight container on counter for 4 days.