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    Home > Blog > Protein Desserts > Protein Cookies

    Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

    Updated: Sep 17, 2022 · Published: Feb 25, 2014 · By Andréa Marchese · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

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    This simple peanut butter cookie recipe turns a classic flavor combo into a delicious chewy cookie. With no flour, sugar, or eggs, these banana peanut butter cookies are gluten free, egg free, and have no refined sugar!

    bitten chewy banana peanut butter protein cookie next to a slice of banana with peanut butter on top, on a white plate with a light blue textured background
    Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

    These delicious, kid-friendly protein cookies are a great quick, high protein snack.

    If you like this recipe, you'll probably love these chewy Chocolate Protein Cookies and these Raspberry Coconut Cookies.

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    • 🍪 Ingredients
    • 👩🏼‍🍳 Instructions
    • 🍫 Substitutions
    • 🌰 Variations
    • 🥣 Equipment
    • 🥡 Storage
    • ⚡️ Meal prep tip
    • 🍪 More cookie recipes you'll love
    • 🥣 Recipe

    🍪 Ingredients

    • vanilla whey protein powder
    • peanut butter
    • banana
    • vanilla extract
    • ground cinnamon

    👩🏼‍🍳 Instructions

    Preheat your oven to 325F (160C).

    Mix all ingredients.

    Drop spoonfuls of batter on a parchment-lined baking tray.

    six unbaked banana peanut butter protein cookies on a parchment lined baking sheet
    Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

    Bake for 8-10 minutes.

    Enjoy!

    🍫 Substitutions

    This would be great with other flavor whey protein powders, like this strawberry whey, or this natural chocolate whey. I don't think plant protein powders would work well here, because the banana would make the recipe too wet (like wet sand). But this recipe for chocolate protein cookies can be adapted to vanilla plant protein and peanut butter, if you like!

    🌰 Variations

    Using almond butter or cashew butter in place of the peanut butter work well and be very delicious!

    In place of the mashed banana, you'd want something of the same consistency, like pumpkin puree, perhaps. Pumpkin and almond butter would be a great combo, or even pumpkin and cashew butter.

    🥣 Equipment

    You'll need an oven (or toaster oven), a cookie sheet or some kind of baking pan, and I suggest using parchment paper to keep the cookies from sticking (and for easy clean up).

    I always suggest using an oven thermometer to check the oven temperature. You'd be surprised at how off an oven can be, even a brand new oven.

    You'll need a bowl to mix things up, of course. If you're looking for nice mixing bowls, I love this set of mixing bowls from Target. It is reasonably priced, and the bottoms of the bowls have rubber for non-slip mixing.

    🥡 Storage

    These store well refrigerated in airtight containers or ziplock bags.

    ⚡️ Meal prep tip

    Bake up several batches at a time for snack prep! Store them in ziplock bags or small containers for easy grab-and-go meal replacements.

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    🥣 Recipe

    bitten chewy banana peanut butter protein cookie next to a slice of banana with peanut butter on top, on a white plate with a light blue textured background

    Banana Peanut Butter Cookies

    Makes 6 cookies.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 97kcal
    Author: Andréa
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    Equipment

    • cookie sheet
    • parchment paper
    • mixing bowl
    • oven thermometer

    Ingredients

    • ¼ cup vanilla whey protein powder
    • ¼ cup unsweetened peanut butter
    • ½ banana mashed
    • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 dash ground cinnamon

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 325F (163C).
    • Mix all ingredients.
    • Drop spoonfuls of batter on a parchment-lined baking tray.
    • Bake for 8-10 minutes.
    • Enjoy!

    Notes

    This would be great with other flavor whey protein powders, like this strawberry whey, or this natural chocolate whey. I don't recommend using whey isolate for baking, as the results are often dry and rubbery. 
    I don't think plant protein powders would work well here, because the banana would make the recipe too wet (like wet sand). But this recipe for chocolate protein cookies can be adapted to vanilla plant protein and peanut butter, if you like!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 97kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g
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    Comments

    1. Julie

      September 10, 2023 at 10:12 am

      5 stars
      These are so good! I had weight loss surgery and have been looking for recipes that have a lot of protein. These are way way better then premade protein cookies. I added a square of Lilly's chocolate bar to the center of each one for a little chocolate hit...Chef's Kiss!!

    2. Andréa

      April 23, 2016 at 2:53 pm

      Hi Emily,
      I would store them in the refrigerator for about a week. They can stay out for a day, but for longer storage I'd keep them in the fridge.
      Thanks for writing in!
      Andréa

    3. Emily

      April 23, 2016 at 11:11 am

      What is the shelf life of them cookies? Thanks :)

    4. Andréa

      January 23, 2016 at 10:25 pm

      Thank you! :)

    5. Angie

      January 23, 2016 at 1:59 pm

      5 stars
      I love your site!

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