The ingredients

• 1 & 1/2 cups Protein Brownie Mix

• 1/2 tsp baking soda

• 1 stick softened unsalted butter

• 1 large egg

• 1 tsp vanilla essence

• 1/2 cup sliced and broken peanuts

• 1/2 cup choc chips / smarties

To top the cookies:

• 1 cup mini marshmallows & extra peanuts, smarties & choc chips!

The method

• Preheat the oven to 180°C.

• In a mixing bowl, combine the protein fix all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt & 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.

• In a separate mixing bowl: cream the butter, brown sugar & granulated sugar together with a mixer on low.

• Add in the egg & vanilla extract, mix again on low.

• Gently add in the dry ingredients, chocolate chips & sliced almonds, mixing on low until combined.

• Use a cookie scoop (or spoon) to drop dough balls on a silicone mat lined baking sheet.

• Press 3–4 mini marshmallows into each cookie and add additional almond pieces & chocolate chips to the outside of the dough balls.

• Place the cookies 5cm apart on a silicone lined baking sheet & bake for 10–13 minutes.

• Allow the cookies to cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

• Bake one cookie sheet at a time.