Peanut Butter Protein Cookies with Chocolate Chips
Soft and chewy homemade Peanut Butter Protein Cookies. Low carb, 112 calories, and 7 grams of protein each! Flourless, gluten free recipe made with vanilla whey protein. Stop wasting money on store bought protein cookies and make this easy recipe instead!
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 5 mins
- Total: 25 mins
- Servings: 12 cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup peanut butter or nut butter of choice, I used shelf-stable natural peanut butter
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar or light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup vanilla whey protein powder (36 grams)
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- 3 tablespoons mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, combine the peanut butter, coconut sugar, salt, egg, egg white, and vanilla extract. Mix briskly until ingredients are well blended. Sprinkle the baking soda over the top. With a rubber spatula, work in the protein powder and coconut flour until well combined. The will seem very dry first but will continue to come together as you stir and push. Fold in chocolate chips. At this point, judge your dough, as the amount of moisture may vary based on the brand of protein powder and nut butter you use. It should be slightly sticky but not a total mushy mess. If you need a firmer dough, add a bit more protein powder. For a looser dough, sprinkle the batter with a bit of milk (or almond milk) and with a spatula, fold it in until the dough comes together. With a small cookie scoop or spoon, portion the cookie dough by tablespoonfuls and drop onto your prepared baking sheet (you will have 12 to 14 cookies total). With your fingers, gently flatten the tops of the cookies, as they will not spread but will puff up during baking. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes, until the edges are barely golden brown and dry to the touch but the middles seem fairly doughy. Do not overbake! Place the cookie sheet on a wire rack and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 3 minutes before transferring them directly to the wire rack to finish cooling.
Nutrition
- Serving: 1 cookie
- Calories: 112 kcal
- Carbo: 8g
- Protein: 7g
- Fat: 6g
Protein Cookies
Craving cookies? This tasty protein cookies recipe is so easy, you can make it right now. Hurry up!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Servings: 12 cookies
- Calories: 92kcal
Ingredients
- 2 medium ripe bananas
- 2 scoops 60g protein powder
- 1 cup rolled quick or old fashioned oats
- 2 tbsp peanut butter unsalted
- 2 tbsp chocolate chips mini
- Cooking spray I use
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line large baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper or silicone baking mat, and spray with cooking spray. In a medium bowl, mash bananas with a fork. Add whey protein powder, oats and peanut butter; stir well to combine (batter’s consistency will be runny). Add chocolate chips and give a few more stirs. Spoon mixture onto prepared baking sheet (cookies don’t spread, so shape them now) and bake for 12-14 minutes (depending on size). Cool on a cooling rack for 5 minutes.
Flourless Keto Chocolate Cookies (Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan)
Healthy cookies which don’t taste healthy? These Flourless Keto Chocolate Cookies (made with almond flour/meal) are your answer- soft, chewy and made with just four ingredients! Naturally low carb, paleo, grain free and a tested vegan option! Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Refined Sugar Free.
- Prep Time: 4 minutesCook
- Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 14 minutes
- Servings: 20 cookies
- Calories: 105kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup seed butter of choice homemade or store bought
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 large egg OR ground chia
- 2 tbsp chocolate protein powder optional
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips of choice optional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking tray with parchment paper or set aside a silicone baking sheet. In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer, combine all your ingredients and mix until fully combined. Using your hands, form cookie dough into small golf-sized balls. Place on the lined cookie sheet or baking sheet. Use the palm of your hands and press lightly- Do not press into an entire cookie shape so they remain quite thick. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges become just cooked. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the sheet for 20 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g