These chewy chocolate protein cookies are sure to satisfy your chocolate cravings! The recipe calls for only a few simple ingredients, and these cookies are very filling and satisfying. These healthy chocolate cookies are great as protein breakfast cookies or an anytime protein snack!
Recipe Summary: Chewy Chocolate Protein Cookies
- ✅ Recipe Name: Chewy Chocolate Protein Cookies
- 🧑🍳 Equipment Needed: cookie sheet
- 🕒 Ready In: 20 minutes
- 👪 Serves: 12 cookies (easy to scale)
- 🍽 Calories: 55 cal per cookie
- 💪🏼 Protein: 3g per cookie
- 🥣 Main Ingredients: almond butter, plant-based protein powder, cocoa powder
- 📖 Dietary Info: Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, contains nuts
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: Made with just 4 ingredients, ready in 20 minutes, and perfect for making ahead since they stay fresh all week.
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Ingredients
For these delicious chocolate protein cookies, we need:
- ⅓ cup almond butter (80g)
- 3 tablespoons water (45g)
- 2 packets stevia (2g)
- ¼ cup chocolate pea protein blend (25g)
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (6g)
Protein powder: This recipe is best with a chocolate pea protein blend. If you want to use chocolate whey protein powder, try these easy chocolate whey protein cookies.
These healthy protein cookies would also be great with sugar free chocolate chips!
How to make chewy chocolate protein cookies:
1. Preheat oven to 325F (163C) and line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 1: Mix the almond butter and water until combined and creamy.
Step 2: Add the protein powder, cocoa, and and stevia. You may want to use your hands to get the cookie dough fully combined.
Step 3: Portion into 12 cookies, and bake for about 15 minutes until firm to the touch.
Step 4: Let cool on a wire rack, and enjoy!
Pro Tips
Don't overwork the cookie dough. If you do, the almond butter will begin to release oil and the cookie dough will be greasy.
Like our Peanut Butter Protein Cookies, these also travel well. Throw a few in a ziplock bag, and you have a perfect protein snack to go!
There are lots of options with these cookies, too. You can use peanut butter instead of almond, add chopped nuts or dried fruit, some cinnamon or even chili pepper.
We also have a version of this cookie with cashew butter, these chocolate cashew protein cookies. So good!
Enjoy!
Recipe
Chewy Chocolate Protein Cookies
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup almond butter 80g
- 3 tablespoons water 45ml
- 2 packets stevia 2g
- ¼ cup chocolate pea protein blend 25g
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder 6g
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
- Mix almond butter and water until combined.⅓ cup almond butter, 3 tablespoons water
- Add stevia. Mix well.2 packets stevia
- Add protein powder and cocoa. Mix well.¼ cup chocolate pea protein blend, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- Portion the cookie dough into 12 pieces, roll each into a ball and slightly flatten them as you place them on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for about 15 minutes, until firm.
- Let cool on a wire rack, and enjoy!
Nutrition
If you enjoy these cookies, try our chocolate raspberry protein cookies and these chocolate hazelnut protein cookies, both also made with a plant-based protein blend.
And if you're looking for a whey-based chocolate cookie, check out my recipe for Chocolate Whey Protein Cookies.
Andréa says
Hi Charlie,
I must have missed this comment when it first posted. My apologies! Thanks for writing in and letting us know how it works with whey!
Best,
Andréa
Charlie Hegstad says
These work totally fine with whey isolate! I just doubled the cacao and added 2tbsp almond milk and they were delicious :) 3 were perfect after my tabata today!