These delicious chocolate Protein Cookies are under 200 calories and pack in 10g protein per cookie.
They’re gluten-free, grain-free, and made with your favorite protein powder.
Oh, did we mention that the chocolate + peanut butter combo really makes these the BEST protein cookies on the internet.
- Prep: 10minutes mins
- Cook: 11minutes mins
- Total: 21minutes mins
- Servings: 12
Ingredients
- ▢ 1 cup all-natural creamy peanut butter, drippy*
- ▢ 1/2 cup coconut palm sugar
- ▢ 1/2 cup chocolate whey protein powder*
- ▢ 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ▢ 2 large eggs
- ▢ optional: 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- First, preheat the oven to 350ºF and spray a baking sheet with coconut oil cooking spray.
- Place all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and mix to combine. The consistency should be similar to cookie dough. It should NOT be crumbly and if it is, this is a sign your peanut butter is not drippy enough and we recommend adding 1-2 teaspoons of melted coconut oil.
- Spoon out 2 tablespoons of dough into your palms and roll into a ball. Flatten cookie dough between your palms creating a cookie shape and place it on a baking sheet. Note that your cookies won’t expand a lot, so flattening is important.
- If desired, place mini chocolate chips on top of each cookie.
- Bake chocolate peanut butter protein cookies at 350ºF for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cool for 15 minutes before removing from the pan so that the protein cookies can set. If you remove them too soon, they may break in half.
Tips & Notes
- Peanut butter: make sure that you use a drippy, all-natural peanut butter such as Smuckers, 365 or Kirkland.
- Protein Powder: for this recipe, we recommend whey protein. Our favorites include Tera’s Whey and Organic Valley. We HAVE tested this with plant-based protein powder, but we much prefer the texture whey gives these cookies.
- Nutrition information is without chocolate chips. the protein per cookie will vary based on the protein powder you choose to use.
Nutrition
Calories: 199 kcal, Carbohydrates: 15 g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 12 g, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 11 g