Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies
Easy recipe for soft chocolate chip protein cookies made with whey protein and almond flour.
Servings: 6 cookies
Calories: 112kcal
Equipment
- oven thermometer highly recommended for best results
- kitchen scale highly recommended for best results
- Fork
- disposable gloves optional, but nice
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons cashew butter
- 1 large egg white
- 1 scoop vanilla whey protein
- ¼ cup almond flour
- 2 teaspoons granulated erythritol
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 mini scoop stevia powder
- 2 tablespoons sugar free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325F (163C).
- Mix cashew butter and egg white until combined.3 tablespoons cashew butter, 1 large egg white
- Add protein powder, almond flour, erythritol, baking powder, and stevia, and mix to combine.1 scoop vanilla whey protein, ¼ cup almond flour, 2 teaspoons granulated erythritol, ¼ teaspoon baking powder, 1 mini scoop stevia powder
- Fold in chocolate chips. You may need to use your hands.2 tablespoons sugar free chocolate chips
- 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
Ingredient Substitutions:
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.
Recipe Variations:
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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 7g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Erythritol: 1.5g