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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I plan to make these for my son, who is always looking for ways to add protein to his daily intake. The recipe doesn’t add the breakdown nutritionally, other than the protein. Can you give me the rest please? Thank you.
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What else are you looking for exactly? I have calories and all macronutrients in the recipe card!
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These are AMAZING. The best vegan protein cookies I’ve had (and I’ve tried a LOT).
ALSO…I won’t gatekeep. Try these variations – they are DIVINE.LEMON POPPYSEED WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIP:
Add 1 3/4tsp- 2tsp lemon extract, 1 tbsp poppyseeds and sub white chocolate chips for regular.Chocolate Peppermint:
Swap chocolate protein for the vanilla, add 1/4tsp (and a little more to taste) of peppermint extract, 3 tbsp cocoa powder, and crushed candy canes on top. Took this variation to a holiday party and it was a hit!You can do so much with this recipe! Truly love – thank you!
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Vegan? What did you use to sub the eggs?
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Turned out tasty! First time making. I used Premier “vanilla milkshake” protein, Jif Natural PB, coconut sugar, and keto chocolate chips (but used less). The batter was a bit sticky and oily, but it was easy to work with. I flattened them out and they expanded slightly. I would make these again.
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Glad you made it work for you! Thanks, Katie.
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I make these often and they’re usually perfect! One thing I like to do is use chocolate pea protein, add some cocoa powder and a little instant coffee, use dark chocolate chips, and then I have double-chocolate chocolate chip cookies. They’re all so good with dried cherries and almonds, peanut butter chips (I think that’s my favorite version), or orange zest grated in for dark chocolate-orange cookies).
Someone else mentioned their recipe came out wet and that happens to me occasionally and I think it was because I had a different brand of peanut butter that was all natural and had to be stirred. For this recipe I get the best results with Jif or Jif Natural. When it comes out when I either add some protein pancake mix until it’s firm or I plop it into a muffin tin and the heat on all sides will firm it up and it’s more cakey.
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I suddenly got an insight to try baking some cookies for a first time, and I found this to try.
I loved the result!! I used the vegan cacoa protein powder and I think they became delicious 🙂
I just had a moment of struggle that the dough was super sticky and difficult to even handle. Any ideas or tips on improving that? I used a creamy peanut butter. Maybe a less creamy one?
Thank you for the recipe!
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The dough is going to be a bit sticky, it helps to grease the cookie scoop before scooping!
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its different consistency from when I last made it last time it was i can form into a ball now I cant
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The recipe has stayed the same! Have you made any changes?
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I used brown sugar and dark chocolate chips and they turned out divine! My little brother who has hypoglycemia is in love with the fact that there is a cookie recipe he can eat!
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So glad to hear that! Thanks, Bree!
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So delicious and easy to make. I reduced sugar to 1/4 cup and still came out great!
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So glad you made it work for you!
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We are trying to figure out creative ways to get protein into my mother in law. She does love a good chocolate chip cookie and this knocked it out of the ballpark!! She loved the cookie, I loved how easy it was to make and how much protein she can get with something she enjoys. I made with half regular sugar and half brown sugar, and non-flavored protein powder. They turned out perfect! Thank you!!!
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Love to hear that! We have lots of protein recipes on the site, hope you get to try some others!
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I’m thinking peoples cookie dough is too soft because there is no flour. I added ~1/2 c. to the recipe above! Cookies turned out super puffy and delicious!! Thank you!
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I used the Ryse Jett Puff Marshmallow protein powder. Turned out delicious! My kids love it!
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The recipe didn’t work for me. I doubled the recipe using the 2x calculator above the recipe and it’s like soup. Not dry at all. I couldn’t make the balls for the cookies so had to put it in the oven like a cake. 🙁 it’s still baking so not sure if it’s going to go work.
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Sorry it didn’t work for you! What brand of protein powder and peanut butter did you use?
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That’s happened to me a couple of times and I’ve chalked it up to using a different brand of peanut butter than I usually do and the humidity being higher. I end up putting mine in cupcake tins when that happens and they come out softer than usual, but still really tasty!
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Wonderful! Added 3/4 cup protein powder to get the texture I was looking for and these turned out great, thank you! Protein powder I used was Mammoth
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step 6 in the instructions is not at all what happened for me- the dough wasn’t the right texture to roll into balls so i couldn’t do that, and they did infact spread and expand while baking (they got so freakin huge lmaoooo) but other than that, this is very yummy
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Did you make any changes to the recipe? What type of protein powder did you use?
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Made for my kids as a healthier treat. They loved it!
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