These easy peanut butter protein cookies have a delicious chocolate center, and 5g protein per cookie with only 60 calories. This delicious macro-friendly snack is also great for holiday sharing!
The healthy peanut butter cookies are made with powdered peanut butter, and the centers are made with a chocolate whey protein powder.
For the filling I used this chocolate whey protein. I love it for brownies, protein fudge, and any recipe in which you'd want a super-chocolatey flavor. Perfect here!
Wow your holiday guests or keep all of these peanut butter thumbprint cookies for yourself! Give them a try. :)
Recipe
Protein Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies
These peanut butter protein cookies have a delicious chocolate center, and 5g protein per cookie with only 60 calories! Easy macro-friendly snack!
Ingredients
Cookie:
- ¼ cup (64 g) natural peanut butter
- 2 (66 g) large egg whites or 1 flax egg
- ½ cup (48 g) powdered peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon (4 g) baking powder
- 4 mini-scoops stevia powder or to taste
Chocolate filling:
- ¼ cup (26 g) chocolate whey protein powder
- 1 ½ tablespoons (23 ml) filtered water or as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
- Mix peanut butter and egg whites until combined and smooth.¼ cup (64 g) natural peanut butter, 2 (66 g) large egg whites
- Add powdered peanut butter, baking powder, and stevia. Mix well, using your hands if necessary.½ cup (48 g) powdered peanut butter, 1 teaspoon (4 g) baking powder, 4 mini-scoops stevia powder
- Roll cookie dough into 12 balls, and place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Using your thumb or the back of a teaspoon measuring spoon, press into each cookie.
- Bake for about 10 minutes, until cooked and firm.
- Let cool.
- Mix chocolate whey with just enough water to get an icing consistency.¼ cup (26 g) chocolate whey protein powder, 1 ½ tablespoons (23 ml) filtered water
- Spoon into each cookie cavity.
- Enjoy! Store in the refrigerator.
Notes
Powdered peanut butter gives these protein cookies an extra flavor boost! If you would like to sub a different protein powder there, I suggest using a plant-based protein (pea protein blend).
For the center, I don't recommend using a different type of protein powder. For a vegan filling, I suggest making a vegan chocolate ganache.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 60kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Net Carbohydrates: 2g
Andréa Marchese says
Hi Cate. If you're just adding a teaspoon or so of date syrup, that should be fine. But more than that might make the cookie dough too wet. If you want to give it a try, consider adding more powdered peanut butter (if needed) to keep a cookie dough consistency.
Hope this helps!
Cate says
Could you substitute date syrup for the stevia?