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Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Cookies

These Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Cookies are an OG Fit Foodie recipe! They're made with minimal ingredients and have 14g of protein in them.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time11 minutes
Total Time21 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: protein cookie recipe, Protein cookies
Servings: 8
Author: Lee Funke

Ingredients

  • 1 cup drippy, all-natural creamy peanut butter*
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar or coconut sugar
  • 1/2 cup chocolate whey protein powder* we recommend Simply Tera's
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • optional: 1/3 cup chocolate chips
  • optional: flakey sea salt

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.
    A glass bowl filled with thick, chocolate cookie dough and a gray spatula resting inside.
  • Spoon out 3 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.
    A person shaping a ball of dark brown dough in their hands against a neutral background.
  • If desired, place mini chocolate chips on top of each cookie.
    A hand presses down on a round chocolate cookie dough piece on a baking sheet.
  • Bake chocolate peanut butter protein cookies at 350ºF for 12-15 minutes.
    Unbaked chocolate cookies arranged on a baking sheet, topped with chocolate chips.
  • 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. Top with flakey sea salt.
    A baking sheet with eight large chocolate cookies, some topped with chocolate chips.

Video

[adthrive-in-post-video-player video-id="6o16RCEi" upload-date="2020-04-15T17:18:44.000Z" name="Chocolate Protein Cookies" description="Have your cookies and protein too with our favorite Chocolate Protein Cookies. These delicious chocolate peanut butter protein cookies are gluten free, grain free, and made with your favorite protein powder. Bonus! They are under 200 calories and you get 10g protein per cookie."]

Notes

  • This recipe was updated on November 6, 2024.
  • 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 favorite is Simply Tera's Whey Chocolate. We HAVE tested this with plant-based protein powder, but we much prefer the texture whey gives these cookies.
  • Nutrition information is without mini chocolate chips. the protein per cookie will vary based on the protein powder you choose to use.

Nutrition

Calories: 291kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 18g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 17g