These crunchy chocolate whey cookies are based on a recipe that @_dereklau_ posted on instagram, sponsored by Optimum Nutrition. It’s the first time I’ve had a protein cookie that wasn’t disappointingly soft or overly artificial tasting. The natural peanut butter we buy doesn’t work well with the original recipe. I’ve added an extra egg to help bind the mixture together though Derek suggested adding additional coconut oil. As the recipe already comes out pretty oily, I prefer the texture of an added egg. Prior to making these, all of the protein cookies I’ve tried have been overwhelming with the taste of artificial sweetener. The texture of prepackaged protein cookies is…