Quest Cookies

Quest Bars and cookies!! Two of my favorite things! The best is when you combine them and make Quest Cookies!

How amazing do those look? There are so many possibilities and they are super easy! 

All you need is a Quest Bar of your choosing, and a chocolatey candy that will go with your flavor of bar.

How about Chocolate Peanut Butter bar with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?

You could do a lot with one of my favorite bars...Chocolate Brownie!

It goes great with Andes Mints!

You could also go the more traditional route.  Everyone loves the classic Peanut Butter Thumbprint cookies!

You can use the Peanut Butter Supreme bar and some Hershey Kisses.  

Take your Quest Bar, unwrap it, and place it on a microwave safe plate. Don't use a napkin, paper towel, or paper plate.  It will stick!!

Warm it up for 8-10 seconds.  Just so it is soft enough to mold.  

Break the bar into three pieces and roll into balls.  

Flatten those balls and place them on a baking sheet.  I highly recommend using parchment paper or a baking mat.  Into the oven at 350 for about 10 minutes.  

As soon as they come out of the oven, press your candy into the center of the warm cookie.  

Let them cool for a few minutes.

That first bite is amazing!

I think if I had to choose, I would say the peanut butter cup cookies are my favorite!

But then again, why choose when you can have them all!!

Chocolate and mint go so good together!! Just like a Thin Mint cookie, but these are actually pretty good for you!

If you eat all three cookies, you are getting 20 grams of protein from the bar!

That gives me the perfect excuse to eat them all! I need my protein :)

If you did just want one, you could have this tasty little treat for only 98 calories. 

If you can stop after just one, you have a LOT of will power!!

Macros for 3 Peanut Butter Cookies are...

295 calories 13F 42C 23P

For 3 Chocolate Mint Cookies...

245 calories 11F 32C 21P

And for 3 super tasty Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies...

277 calories 14F 29C 21P

If you need to order some Quest Bars, go here and stock up!!

What flavor combinations will you come up with?!

Quest Cookies

• Quest Bar - any flavor
• Chocolate candy of your choosing

1. Place bar on microwave safe plate and warm for 8-10 seconds
2. Break bar into 3 pieces, roll into ball, and flatten a bit
3. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes
4. Place chocolate into the middle of the cookie as soon as they come out of the oven
5. Let cool a few minutes and enjoy!

Pumpkin Oat Cookies

This may come as a huge shock to some, but I am going to bake something and NOT add protein powder! Yes, I do actually make some tasty treats without using protein.  Of course, you could add it if you wanted, but I have had some requests lately for some protein free recipes.  Here are my super simple and super tasty Pumpkin Oat Cookies!

I love these because they are so quick and easy to make! 

All you need is oats (I prefer quick), canned pumpkin, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, and sweetener of choice. I have also made these and added things like chocolate chips, a bit of peanut butter, raisins, or some nuts.  I kept this batch super simple.

One bowl, one spoon, and all the ingredients!

Mix it up good!

I make 12 cookies out of this recipe.  Take about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball.

You can make them bigger or smaller if you like, but I think this size is perfect.

 Flatten them down a bit.  You can place them pretty close together on the baking sheet because they won't really rise or spread.

Bake them at 350 for 15-18 minutes.  

 And done! Now these cookies will stay very soft.  If you want a crunchier cookie, I suggest adding a fat source like peanut butter, oil or butter.  

I aboslutely love soft cookies though, so these are perfect for me.

And yes, I consider this whole tower of cookies to be one serving :) Only 240 calories for a dozen cookies!!

I love having these for breakfast! Great for on the go and they freeze well.  

What's better than a plate of pumpkin cookies for breakfast?! 

Nothing, nothing is the answer! 

Pumpkin Oat Cookies

• 1/2 cup quick oats (40g)
• 1 cup canned pumpkin (240g)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1/2 t baking powder
• sweetener to taste

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.

2. Roll into balls and flatten a bit.

3. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.

Makes 12 cookies - 240 calories for entire batch

3g Fat

49g Carb

9g Protein

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

I don't think there is anything more comforting than a warm and soft chocolate chip cookie.  Baking with mom, cookies and milk after school, even Santa loves them!! How about some chocolate chip cookies that taste great and are good for you too? Yes please! I will take 12! That is how many you get for just a little over 400 calories.  I don't think Santa's waistline will complain if you leave him some of these next Christmas!

I don't think anyone would complain if you gave them a batch of these cookies! 

These are so soft and have some pretty fun ingredients in them.

MTS Vanilla whey, any type of white bean (chick, garbanzo, navy...), egg substitute, canned pumpkin, vanilla, baking powder, sweetener, and chocolate chips.

MTS whey is great for baking! I always have great results.  

You can order it here and use code KH30 to save 30%

When using beans in baking, you always want to drain and rinse them first.  We don't need that bean juice in our cookies...Throw the beans, egg, and vanilla into your food processor or blender and puree til smooth.  You may need a little additional liquid to get it all blended.  If you do, water or milk will work fine. 

Looks like hummus in the making?! Nope, cookies :)

Add the rest of your ingredients.

Be sure to get yourself some cute little portioning bowls so you can feel like you're on an cooking show! Seriously, it makes baking much more fun!

Mix it all up by hand.  Seems like my batter always looks like baby food...hmm...

No worries! The end product will be pure awesomeness! Make sure your batter is cool before you add the chocolate.  Sometimes after blending the beans at high speed, they get a little warm.  I just stick this in the freezer for a minute so I don't melt my chocolate. 

Add whatever kind of chips you like! Mini, chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, peanut butter, chunks...They will all work wonderfully!

You can also add as much or as little as you want! I only did 1 tablespoon but feel free to make them super chocolatey! 

Be sure to use a baking mat, parchment, or lots of non stick spray.  The dough is sticky so just drop the batter onto your cookie sheet.

I got 12 cookies.  You can make them bigger or smaller, but I think these ones are perfect sized.

Bake at 350 for about 8-10 minutes. They don't take long at all! Be careful the first time you make them.  If you bake them too long they may get a little dry.

Perfection! Now, these cookies do have a slight orange tint to them from the pumpkin...I promise you they don't taste like pumpkin though! They also don't taste like beans! What do they taste like?? Amazing chocolate chip cookies! Soooo super soft.  I love the texture from the beans and pumpkin.  Probably my two favorite baking ingredients.

Now remember, these are healthy so eat as many as you like! Each one is only 34 calories!

Seriously though...who eats only one cookie?! Not me! These made a great breakfast! Yup, cookies for breakfast. With 34 grams of protein, these guys will keep you full and satisfied all morning.  You can make everyone jealous by telling them you ate a batch of cookies for breakfast...hehe...

Enjoy!

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

• 1/2 c chickpeas/garbanzo (130g)
• 1/4 c canned pumpkin (60g)
• 3 T egg substitute (46g)
• 1 scoop MTS Vanilla whey (30g)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 t baking powder
• sweetener to taste
• 2 T mini chocolate chips (28g)

1. Drain and rinse beans.

2. Blend chickpeas with egg and vanilla.  Add some liquid if necessary to get smooth.  

3. Stir in remaining ingredients

4. Use baking mat, parchment, or non stick spray.  Drop batter onto cookie sheet. 

5. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.

Makes 12 cookies - 34 calories each

410 calories for whole batch

11g Fat

46g Carb

34g Protein

**What kind of cookies do you always leave for Santa??

Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwiches

I recently got some super fun oatmeal from MyOatmeal.  Such a great company! I did a review on them which you can check out here.  One of the flavors I got to try was carrot cake.  It was so good!! I ate it like regular oatmeal, but then I wanted to try baking something a little more fun with it. I decided on Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwiches!

Oh my, these turned out amazing!!! Don't worry if you don't have special flavored oats, you can use regular oats for this recipe! In fact, you can also sub any type of flour.  

Ingredients you will need include....

Oatmeal!

 I just took the carrot cake oats and ground them into oat flour.  You can take plain oats to make oat flour, or use whatever kind you like.  

You also need cinnamon protein powder, carrots, egg substitute, fat free cream cheese, cinnamon, vanilla, baking powder, salt, and sweetener.

*You can use vanilla protein powder and add extra cinnamon*

*I used canned carrots, but you can use fresh and steam them*

Drain your carrots and then puree til it looks like baby food! If using fresh carrots just steam and puree them to get the same end product.  In fact, you could even just use actual baby food! Easy!

Add the rest of the ingredients to the bowl except the cream cheese.  

We are saving that for our filling!

You should be able to get one dozen cookies from this batter.  Just make sure you get an even number so every cookie has a partner when we pair them up :)

The batter is super sticky so be sure to use a baking mat, parchment, or lots of non stick spray.  Into the oven for 10-12 minutes at 350.

While those are baking, we will mix up our cream cheese filing.  Super simple.  Just mix together as much cream cheese as you want with some cinnamon and sweetener.  

No exact measurements here.  I used 4 T of the cream cheese, but you can use more or less depending on how much you want for each sandwich.  

When the cookies are done, be sure to let them cool completely. 

 I stuck mine in the fridge for a few minutes to speed up the process. I am a bit impatient at times...

Perfect!

You could absolultely just eat the cookies like this and they will taste great! I guess they would just be carrot cookies though because carrot cake isn't really carrot cake without the cream cheese frosting!

If you did want to snack on a few of them plain, each one is only 23 calories!! 

Maybe I should have made an odd number of cookies so I could eat this little guy! You could always just eat two...They smell so good already and are super duper soft! 

Time to make sandwiches! I don't really think I need to explain to you how you make a cookie sandwich...right??

Does that look amazing or does that look amazing?! This double stuffed sandwich is only 55 calories! You know what that means...you can eat all 6 yourself! Yup, all the cookies and all the cream cheese filling is only about 330 calories! Some people refer to me as a magician...Just sayin! 

So there ya have it! Healthy and delicious carrot cake cookie sandwiches.  Go make some for yourself! And remember, you don't have to share :)

Carrot Cake Cookie Sandwiches

• 1 c canned carrots (240g)
• 1 scoop cinnamon protein powder (30g)
• 1/2 c oats ground to oat flour (20g)
• 3 T egg substitute (46g)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1 t cinnamon
• dash salt
• sweetener to taste 

For Frosting:

• 4 T fat free cream cheese
• cinnamon and sweetener to taste

1. Drain and puree carrots.  

2. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

3. Drop batter onto cookie sheet (even number for sandwiches)

4. Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

5. For frosting, mix together cream cheese, cinnamon, and sweetener.

6. Let cookies cool completely.

7. Spread frosting on cookie and top with another one! 

8. Makes 6 sandwiches.

For 6 cookie sandwiches - 55 calories each

332 calories

3g Fat

32g Carb

37g Protein

For 12 cookies without filling - 33 calories each

272 calories

3g Fat

28g Carb

30g Protein 

Super Chocolate Fudge Cookies

I think I have come up with the softest chocolate cookie recipe ever!! Seriously, these cookies are like eating fudge!

No further intro is needed.  Just in case you were wondering though...yes, they are still good for you! Let's get baking!

Ingredients...

Chocolate protein powder, sugar free fat free chocolate pudding mix, plain nonfat greek yogurt, egg substitute, canned pumpkin, vanilla, baking powder, chocolate chips, and sweetener if you wish.

You know these are going to be super chocolatey with two powdered chocolate ingredients!

No fanciness with this recipe.  Just mix all the ingredients in a bowl!! 

It is looking delicious already.  So thick!!

It is absolutely ok to lick the spoon at this point...quality control is very important.  We want to be sure our batter is sweet enough, right?

Don't forget the chocolate chips!!

Add as much or as little as you like. You could leave them out but I am going for SUPER chocolate cookies this time!

The batter is pretty sticky so you will want to use parchment or a silicon baking mat.  If you don't have either, nonstick spray should work. Just drop the batter onto your cookie sheet.

I got 9 cookies! The best part? You will be able to eat them all for under 300 calories! No lie...

Bake at 350 for about 15-18 minutes.  

Goodness gracious!! The chocolate smell coming from these cookies is heaven! Seriously, I am pretty sure this is what heaven smells like.  At least I hope it does!

I didn't even wait for them to cool.  I may have burnt my tongue a bit, but it was totally worth it!

It is like eating ooey, gooey, warm chocolate fudge!! Without the guilt because these cookies are actually healthy! Each one is only 33 calories! The whole batch is packing over 30 grams of protein too! Pre or post workout cookies?! I think so!

I am not sorry to say that this first batch is already gone!!! 

And the hubby didn't even get one bite...sorry!

No worries though, these are going to be made quite frequently! Remember, you can always double or triple the recipe!! :)

Super Chocolate Fudge Cookies

• 1 scoop chocolate protein powder (30g)
• 1/4 package sugar free fat free chocolate pudding mix (11g)
• 3 T egg substitute (46g)
• 2 T plain nonfat greek yogurt (30g)
• 1/2 c canned pumpkin (120g)
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 t baking powder
• 1 T chocolate chips

1. Mix everything together until smooth.

2. Drop batter onto cookie sheet (use nonstick spray, parchment, or silicon baking mat)

3. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.

4. Eat the whole batch at once!

Makes 9 cookies - 33 calories each

293 calories for the entire batch

6g Fat

32g Carb

31g Protein