It’s that time of year when everyone is making Christmas cookies and as much as I love eating them, I need an alternative that tastes just as good, but without all the sugar and extra calories.  This recipe is super easy to make and very hard to believe it’s not your grandmother’s cookie recipe.  You will need a food processor and if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you know how much of a huge fan I am of the NutriBullet blender.  I use this for most of my recipes, shakes, and even make homemade ice cream with it.  It’s also extremely easy to clean and very reasonably priced.  If you don’t have a NutriBullet, most any food processor should work.

Ingredients:

2 scoops (or servings) Quest Chocolate Milkshake flavored protein

1/2 cup Almond Flour

1/2 cup raw walnuts

2 ounces Sun Maid Raisins (optional)

2 tablespoons Unsweetened Almond Milk

1/4 cup Fine Shredded Organic Coconut (unsweetened)

Directions:

Set aside a plate with parchment paper to set cookies on and another plate with the shredded coconut to roll the balls in.  Grab the small NutriBullet cup (or food processor) and add protein powder, almond flour, raisins, and walnuts.  Blend until it’s all a fine powder.  Add these ingredients to a large bowl and break up any clumps with a fork.

Slowly add about 2 tablespoons of almond milk to the processed mixture in the bowl and begin rolling up 6 equally sized balls in your hands.  If the mixture is too dry to stick together, gently add a few more drops of almond milk, but be careful not to get the mixture too wet.  If you do, add more almond flour to dry it up.  Roll each of these balls in the coconut and place in the fridge on the parchment paper for at least 30 minutes before eating.  If they aren’t eaten right away, place in a Ziploc container and keep in the fridge until ready to eat.


Each ball is 199 Calories with about 12g protein, 13g carbs, 8g sugar, and 11g fat.  Without the raisins, each ball is 171 Calories with about 12g protein, 6g carbs, 1g sugar, and 11g fat.  At the bottom of this page I included the full nutrition for the version with the raisins and without.  Hope you enjoy and share with others!

With Raisins
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 ball
Servings Per Container 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 60mg 3%
Total Carbohydrate 13g 4%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 8g
Protein 12g 24%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Without Raisins
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 ball
Servings Per Container 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 171 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 58mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 6g 2%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12%
Sugars 1g
Protein 12g 24%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.