Protein Lemon Bars

These lemon squares are like a taste of pure heaven! They’re the perfect bite-sized summer snack to satisfy your sweet tooth with macros to spare.

Macros (per bar)

(recipe yields 15 bars)

Ingredients

• 80g light butter
• 60g vanilla whey
• 60g all purpose flour
• 2 tsp lemon extract
• a few drops yellow food coloring
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• stevia/splenda to taste
• water to dough consistency

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Melt butter and let sit until warm or room temperature.
3. Add all other ingredients and mix well; add water until dough consistency is reached. Be careful not to add too much water too quickly – I recommend a teaspoon at a time.
4. Cover a cookie sheet with parchment paper and roll out dough into rectangular shape about ¼” thick.
5. Bake for 6-8 minutes until done. Feel free to sprinkle a little powdered sugar on top and enjoy!