These Christmas Protein Sugar Cookie Bars bring all the nostalgic, buttery sweetness of classic sugar cookies — with a sneaky boost of protein to keep you fueled through the gift wrapping, caroling, and cookie swaps! Soft, chewy, and sprinkled with festive flair, they’re the perfect guilt-free bite of holiday magic. Enjoy them post-workout, at your cookie exchange, or straight from the fridge while watching your favorite Christmas movie.
1 Cookie Bar: 148 Calories | 7 g Protein
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1/3 cup monk fruit
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons Greek yogurt (plain)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 30 g protein powder (vanilla or your choice of flavor)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 4 tablespoons coconut oil
- 2 large eggs
Frosting
4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- monk fruit (if needed)
- 15 g protein powder (vanilla)
- 2 teaspoons almond milk (unsweetened)
- OPTIONAL: sprinkles
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a square baking dish with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the almond flour, protein powder, monk fruit, baking powder, and salt.
- Add in eggs, coconut oil, Greek yogurt & vanilla extract. Mix until smooth (it will be a thick batter).
- Spread the batter evenly in baking dish. Bake 20 to 25 minutes. Center should be puffed up and edges should be golden. Cool completely.
- In the meantime, make frosting. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, protein powder, vanilla extract, and few tsp of almond milk as needed until you reach your desired consistency. (optional: add a sprinkle of monk fruit if you want it sweeter)
- Spread frosting over cooled cookie bars. Slice into 16 squares.
- Optional: Top with Sprinkles!
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes then ENJOY!