Protein Shortbread Cookies – 5 Ingredients, Healthy, Sugar Free!

Actually easy Protein Shortbread Cookies Recipe with 5 ingredients, no powdered sugar, eggs or butter. These healthy protein powder shortbread cookies are sugar free, gluten free, dairy free and vegan too!

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This really is such an easy high protein shortbread cookie recipe, I have no words.

Literally just mix everything in a bowl, shape it onto a parchment paper, slice, and bake.

And voila! Healthy shortbread cookies!

Ingredients for Protein Shortbread Cookies:

These protein shortbread cookies are made with simple healthy ingredients, have no sugar or butter or eggs, making them the perfect gluten free, dairy free and sugar free homemade healthy shortbread recipe!

• Oat Flour – You can make your own by blending rolled oats in a high speed blender
• Unflavored Protein Powder to replace some of the flour (and carbs) in the recipe for a slightly lower carb high protein shortbread. I recommend the Multi-purpose mix protein powder from Quest Nutrition.
• Vanilla Protein Powder for high protein shortbread cookie and also replace the sweetener.
  I recommend Quest here again since it’s a whey-caesin blend.
• Coconut Flour
• Tahini

To store Protein Powder Shortbread Cookies

To store high protein raw millionaire shortbread bars, place in an airtight container and keep on the counter for up to 3 days. 

Keep these homemade whey protein shortbread cookies longer, refrigerate up to a 1 week or freeze.

To freeze, place shortbread protein bars in airtight sealed container, or individually wrapped in plastic wrap and placed in zipper bag; They should keep for 2 or 3 months. Be sure to let them thaw on the counter before eating!

Alternatives for Healthy Shortbread Cookie Recipe!

I made these healthy, sugar free and gluten free and low calorie shortbread cookie recipe with this particular ingredient list, but here’s some options to choose from.

• Oat Flour: Almond Flour
• Unflavored protein powder: Unflavored Collagen, or even Almond flour or Oat flour
• Coconut flour: Try using about 3 tablespoon of Almond Flour
• Tahini: Hazelnut Butter, Cashew Butter or Almond Butter

Vegan Shortbread Cookies without Butter or Eggs

Since there’s no butter or eggs in this recipe, these shortbread cookie protein bars can easily be made Vegan with the right ingredients.

Use a plant based protein powder to get a Vegan healthy shortbread cookie; ProteinWorld has a Vegan protein blend as well.

You also want to make sure you use dairy free chocolate chips to make these shortbread protein bars.

More Tahini Protein Recipe Ideas:

• Protein Tahini Fudge
• Espresso Tahini Protein Energy Balls
• Tahini Protein Shortbread Cookies
• Dark Chocolate Tahini Protein Balls