Body-building cookie

Most protein bars are essentially candy bars fortified with nutrients, full of sugar and often covered in chocolate. What about protein cookies? Well, they are basically cookies that taste like a scoop of protein powder was dumped into the batter, like The Complete Cookie by Lenny & Larry’s. The Southern California company has been around since the 1990s, and wanted an alternative to guzzling protein shakes for pumping up muscle volume. So it concocted these vegan palm-sized cookies in staple and seasonal flavors—chocolate chip, snickerdoodle, peanut butter, birthday cake, lemon poppy seed, among others—with 16 grams of protein per cookie. Comparatively, they are similar in cost and size to vegan cookies made by Alternative Baking Co. The Complete Cookie is sold by the box at www.lennylarry.com and individually at an array of retailers, including nutrition stores (GNC), grocery stores (Whole Foods), big-box stores (Target) and gas station convenience stores (7-Eleven, AM/PM, Circle K).