Cookie Dough Protein Shake

• 1 cup milk of choice
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp baking soda (this is for flavor)
• just over 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder 
• sweetener of choice (such as 1 tbsp sugar or 10 vanilla stevia drops – more if using an unsweetened protein powder)
• 6 drops maple extract (for flavor – can be omitted)
• raw oats and chocolate chips for garnish, if desired

Blend all ingredients except garnishes together until smooth. Garnish as desired. Thickness will depend on your brand of protein powder. For a thicker protein shake, I like to freeze the 1 cup of milk ahead of time in an ice cube tray, then use the frozen milk as the milk of choice in the recipe– it adds thickness and a chilled ice-cream-like quality to the protein shake.