Oreo Protein Cookie Dough {Easy and Healthy}

The best ever homemade protein cookie dough (with no chickpeas!) and with a creamy Oreo cookie twist! This dough is protein-packed and tastes like the REAL deal, so you can indulge without guilt!

Cassava flour – this is one ingredient I have not been able to find an equal sub for. Just replacing with more GF flour or all-purpose flour did not do the trick. Nor did, almond, coconut, tapioca, or whole wheat. It did not taste bad when subbed with these flours. Just not as “real deal” good. The cassava flour really makes this dough!

Gluten-free flour – from all the ways I tried it, the gluten-free flour just brought a better texture than the all-purpose flour did. If you need to sub though, you can do so with all-purpose flour (equal amounts).

Protein powder – I love PEScience’s vanilla the best in this recipe! The cake pop flavor also works well. I have also tried it with PEScience’s Vegan Vanilla Indulgence and it is amazing. If you need to sub with another brand, I would make sure the protein powder is also a whey + casein blend.

Brown sugar – I used Splenda brown sugar blend. I have also tried with “normal” brown sugar (Domino’s brand) and with coconut sugar as well – both work amazingly! I would say the brown sugar flavor adds a lot to the dough, so I wouldn’t just sub with normal Splenda or sugar.

Splenda – just the sweetener I had on hand! I am sure there are many substitutions options for this one. You can use normal sugar, Truvia, granulated Swerve, etc. Some sweeteners are more/less sweeter than others, so if you do sub, make sure to take that into consideration.

Unsweetened applesauce – haven’t tried subbing this one because I was hesitant nothing could compare! If you try something in it’s place, let me know!

Almond milk – you can sub for any other milk of choice. Oat milk, cashew milk, normal cow milk, etc.

Nut Butter – my favorites to use have been American Dream Nut Butter’s Cashew Butters. I love Just Plain Nutty and I especially love the I Dream of Cookies and Cream for this flavor! I prefer the cashew because it is more mellow – just adds a creaminess to the dough without a strong nut flavor. I have tried with ADNB’s almond butters as well and the almond butter also works! With peanut butter, I found the dough to have a stronger peanut taste throughout. Not a bad thing, just not my favorite! If you need to sub, I would recommend a similar drippy nut butter.

Marshmallow fluff – not really a sub for this but you don’t want there to be! The marshmallow fluff is my favorite part!! I do not recommend skipping if you don’t have to.

Oreo pie crumbles – highly recommend using the pie crust and crumbling up versus using whole Oreos themself. This helps keep the fat and calories down since Oreo cookies are more calorie dense.

Mini Oreos – love the mini! But of course, you could break up normal sized Oreo cookies or Oreo thins and they would work too.