Even if  you don’t know know what a food macro is, I promise you, you’ll love the taste of these chocolate protein cookies!

Protein cookies are exactly that.  Cookies made from ingredients that are high in protein.  If you are one or with a person that regularly goes to the gym, the subject of protein (and macros) will eventually come up.  Phil’s been taking his health and fitness quite seriously of late – even doing all his own meal prep!

Calculating your macros can be a tricky thing.  Add into the mix no meat or eggs and largely no dairy it becomes even more complicated.  Phil has struggled with the lack of dairy since trying Veganuary.  But he’s come on in leaps and bounds in terms of his ‘diet’.  This was the man who literally only ate toad in the hole and chips.  Unless it was a bacon sandwich.  Now he’s a veg munching, food prepping, granola making, almost vegan!

One of the things he’s struggled most with is milk in his tea.  He doesn’t like the taste of almond milk in tea and coconut milk doesn’t have enough taste for him.  He’s settled on Oatly’s Oat Drink Semi-Skimmed for now.  Personally I find it too creamy (makes THE BEST porridge though!) but I’m happy with Koko Dairy Free.

The other thing is he absolutely loves is Grenade protein powder, shakes and protein bars.  Apparently the fitness world is in agreement that Grenade protein bars are THE best protein bars out there.

In all honesty, the smell of these protein cookies baking almost made me rethink being vegan.  It was THE most amazing milk chocolate smell.

For these protein cookies I’ve used just 5 ingredients – including Grenade chocolate protein powder – and sandwiched them with Grenade Hazelnutter chocolate protein spread.

It’s a very rare occasion for me to make something that I don’t end up eating.  But I have it on trusted authority from our fitness guru taste testers that these were incredibly delicious protein cookies!

If you’re looking for vegan protein cookies, something a little different from these chocolate cookies are these Oatmeal Cookies.  Those I most definitely ate.  Made again and ate again too 😉

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