No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Cookies Recipe
Published Mar 04, 2020 Updated Jul 26, 2024
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These no-bake, healthy Protein Cookies are LIFE. They are so darn delicious and can be whipped up in no time at all. Packed with protein and no refined sugar, you will love this delicious treat. Make a big batch to freeze and enjoy!
Why You’ll Love These Protein Cookies
Y’all, these High Protein Cookies are absolutely diving. They’re gluten-free, dairy-free, and macro friendly and add that little extra protein you may need to hold you over in between meals (guilt-free! have no). Plus, they refined sugar or flour– just oats!
Each cookie has a whopping 6 grams of protein! Even my kids love them. I’ve shared my favorite protein powders below, but feel free to use your favorite. Make customizations as you see fit- feel free to change up the sweetener, add mix-ins, and more!
Ingredient Notes
All you need are a few simple ingredients, a baking sheet, and parchment paper! These healthy cookies are easily customizable and turn out absolutely delicious every time. See the recipe card below for detailed ingredient amounts and instructions.
- Gluten Free Rolled Oats ( I love using Bob’s Red Mill)
- Natural Creamy Peanut Butter: I recommend using no-stir natural peanut butter or these cookies may fall apart. Use almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower seed butter as alternatives if desired.
- Protein Powder of choice: Use your favorite plant-based protein powder for vegan protein cookies, or another type of protein powder (Whey, egg whites, etc).
- Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- Maple Syrup or Monk Fruit Syrup. Use your sweetener of choice. I love using Monk Fruit in this recipe. It tastes almost the same but makes the cookies low sugar and low carb. If you’re not worried about the sugar you can substitute coconut sugar or brown sugar as well.
- Optional add ins: Feel free to add in dark chocolate chips or chocolate chunks, crush macadamia nuts or almonds, and more!
My Favorite Protein Powders
There are so many protein powders out there and I feel like I have tried them all. From experience, I have found that they will either be too “chalky” or lacking in flavor. Below is a list of my favorites that have the best taste along with great macros.
- Perfect Keto Chocolate and Vanilla Whey. If you are interested in purchasing, be sure to use “HEALTHYLITTLEPEACH” at checkout for 15% off. This protein tastes just like a milkshake.
- Primal Kitchen Fuel: Clean Protein: Chocolate Coconut
- Level-1 Protein Powders: My favorite flavors are German Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Ice Cream, Mint Ice Cream Sandwich, Milk Chocolate, and Blueberry Muffin.
- Dymatize ISO100 Protein Powder: My favorite flavors are Chocolate, Vanilla, and Fudge Brownie
- FlavCity Protein Powder: They have both Whey and Vegan Protein powder and lots of flavors. Use promo code WELCOME15 for 15% off your first order.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients: rolled oats and protein powder. Stir together and give it a mix.
- In a small saucepan combine the wet ingredients: almond milk, peanut butter, syrup, vanilla extract, salt, and cocoa powder. Place on stovetop over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Once everything is completely dissolved and combined, pour this mixture over the oats and protein powder.
- Mix together with a spoon until combined.
- Place the batter in the fridge for 10 minutes to set. This step is a must to get the perfect size cookies.
- Spoon a dollop of chilled protein cookie dough batter onto a parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Form the cookie into the desired shape and size.
- Before serving, I suggest adding the pan to the freezer for 10 minutes or so. This will allow them to keep their shape and not fall apart.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
Mac’s Pro Tip
Expert Tips
- I recommend using no-stir natural peanut butter or these cookies may fall apart. Use almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower seed butter as alternatives if desired.
- Use your favorite plant-based protein powder for vegan protein cookies, or another type of protein powder (Whey, egg whites, etc).
- Use your sweetener of choice. I love using Monk Fruit in this recipe. It tastes almost the same but makes the cookies low sugar and low carb. If you’re not worried about the sugar you can substitute coconut sugar or brown sugar as well.
- The nutrition if using Monk Fruit Syrup is:
- 108 calories/8 grams carbs/0.3 Sugars.
- The nutrition listed below is calculated using maple syrup.
Storage Tips
Store homemade protein cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. These will also freeze for up to 3 months if stored in an airtight container. Simply thaw at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.
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No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Protein Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten free rolled oats
- 1 scoop chocolate protein powder
- 1/2 cup maple syrup honey or Monk Fruit Syrup*(See notes)
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/2 cup all natural peanut butter
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 tsp sea salt
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the rolled oats and protein powder. Stir together and give it a mix.
- In a small sauce pan combine the almond milk, peanut butter, syrup, vanilla extract, salt and cocoa powder. Place on stove top over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
- Once everything is completely dissolved and combined, pour this mixture over the oats and protein powder.
- Mix together with a spoon until combined.
- Place the batter in the fridge for 10 minutes to set. This step is a must to get the perfect size cookies.
- Spoon a dollop of chilled batter onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Form the cookie into desired shape and size.
- Before serving, I suggest adding the pan to the freezer for 10 minutes or so. This will allow them to keep their shape and not fall apart.
- Store any leftovers in an air tight container in the fridge.
Notes
Expert Tips
- I recommend using no-stir natural peanut butter or these cookies may fall apart. Use almond butter, cashew butter, or sunflower seed butter as alternatives if desired.
- Use your favorite plant-based protein powder for vegan protein cookies, or another type of protein powder (Whey, egg whites, etc).
- Use your sweetener of choice. I love using Monk Fruit in this recipe. It tastes almost the same but makes the cookies low sugar and low carb. If you’re not worried about the sugar you can substitute coconut sugar or brown sugar as well.
- Nutrition if using Monk Fruit Syrup is:
- 108 calories/8 grams carbs/0.3 Sugars.
- Nutrition listed below is calculated using maple syrup.
Storage Tips
Store homemade protein cookies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week. These will also freeze up to 3 months if stored in an air tight container. Simply thaw for 10 minutes before serving.Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Hi there! can I do this without any syrup? could I add another scoop to substitute?
I haven’t done it that way! You are more than welcome to try it that way, but I always recommend following the recipe as written to get the best results.
So good! Thanks for a healthier version of my favorite cookie!
Thank you! Glad it was a hit
Can I use Coach’s Oats (cracked n toasted oats) instead of rolled oats?
I have not used that so I can’t say for sure. You can certainly giv e it a try and report back.