Lemon Thumbprint Cookies using Quest Bars – Recipe

Ingredients

ORANGE CREAM BARS

COOKIE:

• 2 Lemon Cake Quest Bars
• ½ cup almond flour
• ½ scoop Quest Vanilla Protein Powder
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• 2 tbsp water

FILLING

• ⅓ cup coconut milk, full fat
• ⅓ cup zero calorie sweetener
• ¼ cup lemon juice
• Zest 1 lemon
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tbsp butter
• Pinch turmeric for color (optional)

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Cut the Lemon Cake Quest Bars into small pieces and place them on the baking sheet.
3. Bake for 6-7 minute and golden brown, let cool and then transfer to a blender and blend until small fine crumbles form.
4. Add the crumbles, almond flour, protein powder, melted butter and water to a mixer with a paddle attachment (or you can use a handheld mixer if necessary) and mix until a dough begins to form.
5. Separate the dough into 9 evenly sized balls and press them down using the back of a teaspoon to create an indent in the center.
6. Place the cookies on the baking sheet and bake for 6-8 minutes until golden brown.
7. Meanwhile, place the filling ingredients into a small pot over low-medium heat.
8. Stir for 5 minutes until thickened. Let cool.
9. It will thicken even more as it cools. Once the cookies and filling have cooled, fill each cookie cavity with lemon filling and serve.