Recipe by 
fitpro_recipes
Bring festive cheer to your kitchen with these high-protein gingerbread men cookies made with Per4m Advanced Unflavoured Protein Powder. Soft, spiced, and slightly sweet, they’re the perfect seasonal treat for snacking or sharing.
With simple, wholesome ingredients like almond butter, molasses, and warming spices, you can enjoy all the classic gingerbread flavour, with a protein boost and less guilt.
Decorate with icing and mini smarties for a fun, festive touch.
Ingredients
- 100g Per4m Advanced unflavoured protein powder
- 35g plain flour (use gluten free if preferred)
- 2 tsps ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- 40g dark molasses
- 10g honey
- 70g smooth almond butter
- 30g unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 20ml milk of your choice
To decorate:
- white or yellow writers icing
- 36 mini smarties
Additional:
- Gingerbread men cookie cutter
Makes 18 gingerbread men
Macros
Per Cookie*
84 calories
5g protein
7g carbs
4g fat
* The final quantity of cookies depends on the size of the cutter used. To recalculate the calories and macros, take the following numbers and divide each one by the total number of cookies you made.
1505 calories
92g protein
120g carbs
73g fat
Method
Preheat oven to 175˚C/350˚F. Line two large baking trays with baking paper.
Place the protein powder, flour, ground ginger, nutmeg, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl and stir well.
Add the remaining ingredients, except for the milk, and stir well to form a dough.
Add half of the milk and stir well. If the dough is dry, add more milk, 1 tsp at a time and combine well. The dough should be slightly tacky but not too sticky.
Place the dough on a large chopping board. If the dough sticks to the chopping board, add a very light dusting of flour.
Roll the dough until ½ - ¾cm thickness.
Cut the gingerbread men cookies out of the dough using your cutter.
Place the cookie onto the baking trays, leaving a small gap between each one.
Any leftover dough can be rolled again to create more cookies.
Bake for 7-8- minutes, until golden. Keep an eye on them as they cook, as the edges can burn quite easily.
Leave the cookies to cool on the baking trays.
Decorate each cookie with the writers icing and mini smarties.
