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Protein Cookies

These protein cookies deliver serious protein content without tasting like cardboard. Chewy, tender cookies loaded with protein powder that actually taste like a homemade treat, not a supplement bar in disguise. Perfect for anyone who wants to enjoy a treat without abandoning their fitness goals.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 145
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main
  • 1 cup natural peanut butter or almond butter
  • 3/4 cup vanilla protein powder
  • 1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips optional but recommended

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • Cookie scoop or spoon
  • Oven
  • Cooling rack

Method
 

  1. Set your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Pour the peanut butter, honey, and egg into your mixing bowl and whisk until fully blended and smooth with no streaks of peanut butter remaining.
  3. Pour in the vanilla extract and whisk for about 10 seconds to incorporate it evenly.
  4. Slowly add the protein powder while whisking constantly to prevent lumps from forming.
  5. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and whisk until no streaks of dry ingredients remain.
  6. Gently stir in the chocolate chips with a spatula or spoon until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
  7. Using a cookie scoop or spoon, drop dough onto your prepared baking sheet, spacing each cookie about 2 inches apart.
  8. Place the baking sheet in your preheated oven for 12 minutes, watching until the edges turn light golden brown. The center should still look slightly underdone when you pull them out.
  9. Let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes without moving them.
  10. Use a spatula to carefully transfer each cookie to a cooling rack and let them cool completely.

Notes

Don't overbake these cookies; they should look slightly underdone when you remove them from the oven because the residual heat from the pan continues cooking them as they cool. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. These cookies freeze exceptionally well for up to 2 months.