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4.87 from 15 votes

Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies

Easy recipe for soft chocolate chip protein cookies made with whey protein and almond flour.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time6 minutes
Total Time11 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 cookies
Calories: 112kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
  • Mix cashew butter and egg white until combined.
  • Add protein powder, almond flour, erythritol, baking powder, and stevia, and mix to combine.
  • Fold in chocolate chips. You may need to use your hands.
  • Break into 6 pieces, and roll each into a ball.
  • Place on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and flatten each cookie.
  • Bake for about 8 minutes, or until firm.
  • Slide the parchment off the cookie sheet as soon as you remove the cookies from the oven (so they don't continue cooking). Let cool on a cookie rack.
  • Enjoy! Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

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Notes

I don't recommend subbing other flours for the almond flour, but I have substituted half the amount of almond protein, and this works for a lower fat option (use 15g almond protein in place of 30g almond flour).
If you are using unflavored whey protein or you just want to boost the vanilla flavor, add ½ teaspoon baking vanilla when you are mixing the wet ingredients.
I wouldn’t sub a different type of protein powder for the whey in this recipe. If you want to use vegan protein powder, check out this recipe for vegan protein cookies or my collection of vegan recipes. If you want to use a whey/casein blend, check out this healthy protein cookie recipe.
In place of the erythritol and stevia, a monk fruit erythritol blend would work well.
Coconut sugar, brown sugar, or erythritol based brown sugar substitute would also be great subs for the granulated erythritol here.
Peanut butter protein cookies - use natural peanut butter in place of the cashew or almond butter. I recommend creamy peanut butter if you’ll be using chocolate chips, and crunchy peanut butter if not.
Chocolate protein cookies - replace the vanilla whey with chocolate whey, use only 3 tablespoons almond flour and add 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder. Or check out these cake-like chocolate whey protein cookies.
If you don't have vanilla protein powder, try using other flavors that pair well with nut butter. Chocolate protein powder will of course work!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Erythritol: 1.5g