Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies
These chocolate chip protein cookies are the perfect healthy dessert. With 14 grams of protein per serving, this healthier treat is the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth. They’re chewy, filled with peanut butter and ready in 20 minutes!
These chocolate chip protein cookies are packed with peanut butter flavor, have 14 grams of protein per serving and are so easy to make. Like my chocolate protein cake!
They’re made with 4 key ingredients- peanut butter, eggs, protein powder and sugar. Plus a few extras like baking soda, vanilla and chocolate chips. Similar to my snickerdoodle protein cookies!
A lot of store bought protein cookies, like Lenny and Larry’s, are still loaded with artificial ingredients and are generally not as good for you as a homemade version.
While I wouldn’t recommend a protein cookie as a meal replacement, they make a great snack or healthy dessert! If you love this recipe, try my protein cookie dough, chickpea blondies or chickpea cookies next!
Before we get started…
- I suggest peanut butter for the best flavor and a higher protein content, but another nut butter like almond will also work!
- Vanilla protein powder works best here. I used pea, but whey is ok too!
- I like semi-sweet chocolate chips, but anything goes.
How to make chocolate chip protein cookies
STEP 1: In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, peanut butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
STEP 2: Fold in the protein powder, baking soda and salt. It will be thick! Fold in the chocolate chips.
STEP 3: Scoop using a 2 tablespoon scoop and roll into balls. Flatten. They will not spread much while baking, so form into roughly the shape you want the cookies to be.
STEP 4: Bake for 8-12 minutes (I do 10 in my oven), depending on preference. They will firm up slightly as they cool.
STEP 5: Let cool on the baking sheet for 20 minutes, then enjoy! Try my protein yogurt fruit dip or banana bread protein cookies next!
Key ingredients & swaps
EGGS. Two eggs will not only add moisture to the cookies and help bind all ingredients, but they also add a generous amount of protein!
PEANUT BUTTER. Peanut butter makes up the base of these protein cookies. You can easily sub for any other kind of nut butter such as almond, but peanuts have more protein.
SUGAR. I have tested these with coconut, brown and white sugar and all work well! The color will vary depending on the kind you use.
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PROTEIN POWDER. I used a vanilla pea protein, but any kind of vanilla protein powder, such as whey, will work well. Same with my protein sugar cookies! You can use a chocolate protein powder, but that won’t create a very rich chocolate flavor, it’ll be pretty mild.
How to store and freeze
Once prepared, these chocolate chip protein cookies will keep for about 3 days. They do best in a container or on a plate with foil so they don’t dry out.
You can also freeze these after they bake! Simply let them cool completely, then transfer to a freezer safe bag and freeze for up to 1 month.
Reheat right from frozen in the oven at 300 just until warm through the center and the chocolate begins to melt.
Can I make them vegan?
Unfortunately, the eggs are essential to bind all ingredients together and prevent the cookies from falling apart. Instead, try my vegan protein cookies which are also gluten free and have no eggs.
Frequently asked questions
What happens if I add protein powder to cookies?
I do not recommend any protein powder to any traditional cookie recipe. It will likely dry out the cookies and lead to an unpleasant texture. I highly recommend following a recipe that already has protein powder, like this one!
Can I make these with no peanut butter?
Yes! You will need a nut butter of some sort though as that makes up the base of the recipe. However, you can easily use sunflower seed, almond, cashew etc.
Can I add banana?
If you want to add a banana flavor to these cookies, your best bet is to swap just one of the eggs for 1/4 cup of mashed banana. You can also try my healthy banana bread cookies!
Can I make them keto or sugar free?
Yes, feel free to use your favorite sugar replacement in these cookies to make them keto friendly and low carb. I like this one.
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Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies
by: claire cary
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ⅔ cup unsalted peanut butter
- ½ cup granulated sugar white, coconut, brown etc.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup vanilla protein powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt omit if PB was salted
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, peanut butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth,
- Fold in the protein powder, baking soda and salt. It will be thick!
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop using a 2 tablespoon scoop and roll into balls. Flatten. They will not spread much while baking, so form into roughly the shape you want the cookies to be.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes (I do 10 in my oven), depending on preference. They will firm up slightly as they cool.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 20 minutes, then enjoy!
Notes
Comments
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Nice and soft cake like cookies. Made for an elderly underweight family member who likes sweets and often skips meals, but will have coffee and cookies anytime offered.
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I’m really not sure what I did wrong but they didn’t taste of anything if that even makes sense and were just like sponge
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Sorry you had this experience! What kind of protein powder did you use?
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These cookies turned out great! I threw everything in a bowl, mixed it, baked for 9 minutes. They really fluffed up, but as they cooled, they didn’t stay cakey. Lovely chocolatey gooey cookie 🙂
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best protein cookie recipe ever. super thick batter just an fyi
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Delicious! Mine didn’t come out spongey at all like other reviews said. I was nervous cause the batter was very sticky, like glue but they came out amazing. Tasted as good as a real cookie. Thank you for this healthy take on a cookie.
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Kids love these
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I’ve been trying to eat healthier but also get more protein in at the same time especially to make sure I’m getting the proper gains in at the gym. I haven’t been able to shake my sweet tooth but have to count my calories and protein every day so I’ve bought some healthier protein related sweets, but they are very expensive. So I decided to try this recipe and see how these cookies turned out. I actually had a protein powder that is vanilla flavored overall but has some cookie and chocolate pieces in it but it really tastes bad to me for some reason so I tried several different desserts with it to see if I could tolerate it so I didn’t have to just dump it into the trash, but its tasted bad in everything, until I tried it in this recipe. These cookies taste way better and are way cheaper to make than any protein cookies I’ve bought before so I’m going to be making these all the time from now on. This made 9 large cookies for me so I’ll probably make double and triple batches so I can snack on these throughout the day. I bought a couple boxes of some store bought protein cookies and my wife tried them and didn’t want them, and she tried these tonight and asked if I could put several in baggies for her lunches since she liked them. By the way I did the math and these have about 2 1/2 teaspoons of sugar per cookie in the size I made, while a normal cookie this size has 4 – 4 1/2, so its quite a bit less sugar but its still plenty sweet tasting even for someone like me that has a sweet tooth every day. Thanks for the recipe!
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Tried these! Delicious and super easy! Thank you!
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I made these are they’re very good. I tried another version, replacing the sugar with a dates paste I made and texture became more spongey than before. I’ve tried protein cookies and I think it’s an acceptance of the spongey, more cake like eating experience versus a traditional cookie.
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Flavour is good- I’m not sure what I did wrong it’s more bread like than cookie in consistency? It’s kind of spongey.
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Protein powder will kind of do that to recipes! It’s going to be a bit more cake like, that’s just the nature of baking with protein powder.
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