🍪 High-Protein Cream Cheese Pecan Cookies

Makes: ~16 cookies

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🧾 Ingredients

Dry

• 1 cup oat flour
  (blend rolled oats if needed)
• ½ cup vanilla protein powder (whey or plant)
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• ½ tsp cinnamon (optional)

Wet

• 4 oz light cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup Greek yogurt (plain)
• 1 large egg
• ⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix-ins

• ½ cup chopped pecans
• Optional: ¼ cup white chocolate chips or sugar-free chips

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🔪 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
   Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix wet ingredients
   • In a bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth.
   • Whisk in Greek yogurt, egg, maple syrup, and vanilla.
3. Mix dry ingredients
   • In another bowl, combine oat flour, protein powder, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
4. Combine
   • Stir dry ingredients into wet until a thick dough forms.
   • Fold in chopped pecans (and chips if using).
5. Shape
   • Scoop dough (about 2 tbsp each) onto baking sheet.
   • Flatten slightly (they don’t spread much).
6. Bake
   • Bake 10–12 minutes, until edges are set and tops look just firm.
7. Cool
   • Let cool on pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to rack.

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💪 Protein & Nutrition (approx. per cookie)

• Protein: ~8–10 g
• Calories: ~120–140
• Balanced carbs & healthy fats

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🔥 Tips for Best Texture

• Use full-fat cream cheese for richer cookies
• Don’t overbake — they firm up as they cool
• Chill dough 10 minutes if it feels sticky

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🍯 Variations

• Keto-style: almond flour + monk fruit sweetener
• Pumpkin spice: add ¼ cup pumpkin + spice blend
• Maple pecan: use maple extract + maple syrup
• Extra protein: add 1–2 tbsp collagen peptides