Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Cookies

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