Over a year ago I announced I was on a mission to find the BEST chocolate chip cookie in the world. I packed up my stuff and set off on foot to find and eat the best cookies the world has to offer.
Wait. Aren’t you coming with me?
This is me in Panama eating a cookie for the cause. Man, life is tough.
Now I am still on the hunt for the best cookies – I love a gooey indulgent baked good! But I realize I can’t – or really shouldn’t eat them everyday. Since I don’t want to deny myself treats I have been trying to cook bake up healthy cookie recipes to enjoy all the time.
This Peanut Butter Cookie recipe is super easy and healthy because I sub-ed out sugar for protein powder. I used my easy 3 Ingredient PB Cookie Recipe as inspiration. Added bonus: It makes a small batch so you aren’t left with 28 cookies!
3 ingredient Peanut Butter Protein Cookies Recipe
1/2 cup peanut butter (salted is my pick)
1/2 cup vanilla whey protein powder*
1 egg
Optional: 2 Tb of agave or honey if your powder isn’t very sweet
*Personally I prefer using whey protein when I bake. This protein powder is used in place of sugar so make sure you use one you think is sweet and like the taste of!
Direction: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix ingredients (it’s one egg the pic shows two). Drop spoon-fuls of batter on cookie sheet. Press down in crisscross pattern with a fork. Bake for 7-10 minutes or until done. Eat.
Boom. This is a great healthy snack with protein, fat and delicious too!
Enjoy!
Anita Harris says
What is the protein in grams per cookie?
Run Eat Repeat says
It depends on the protein powder you use.
Liah says
Hi! Thanks for sharing the receipe. But, mine came out all crumbled, any tips?
Baylie says
Do you know/have the macros breakdown for these?
Halley says
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Tiffany says
These made interesting pancakes xD
I made them using pb2, and eyeballed everything pretty bad :/
DO NOT USE PB2!
On the positive side, I discovered a way to make flourless, easy pancakes ^^
Bernice says
Made mine with Soy Protein Vanilla Shake Powder and they came out great. Considering the only ingredients are PNB, egg and powder they aren’t so bad. Mine were a bit crumbly but still list enough. When you are cutting sugar out of your diet anything even close to being sweet and dessert like tastes great. PNB is a great protein source with its own natural oil etc and the egg just adds even more protein. I like them.
runeatrepeat says
Thanks for chiming in!
BaronessHeather says
I just made these with chocolate protein powder, since that’s what I had on hand, and they fall into the “kinda tasteless” category for me too. They’re definitely not sweet enough to be called a cookie in my book, but if I think of them as a kind of energy bar, they’re not so bad. If I were to make them again, I’d add some stevia to make them sweeter and maybe that would bring out the flavor a bit more.
runeatrepeat says
My protein powder is pretty sweet, I think that makes a big difference.
Kgagnier says
I just made these cookies and they were really dry and tasteless… Pretty disappointed since I have a friend who makes all kinds of goodies with protein powder and they are always moist and delicious. 🙁
Jade says
I was reading all the comments, and was worried the cookie isn’t going to stay moist, how much of yogurt should I add and what kind of yogurt?
Em says
what if you used chocolate protein instead of regular?
Kailin @ Logs and Thoughts says
Chocolate protein is what I have at home, and I’m going to try these today. Hooray for rainy day holiday experiments!
Rachel says
Those cookies were terrible, I have made many a protein baked good and I cannot find one that actually tastes good. Maybe I am just expecting too much, but anything I put protein powder in tastes awful. But I am going to press on until I find something delicious.
Danielle says
I agree. I made them last night with reeeeally high hopes (and even added chocolate chips) and they were NOT. GOOD. I used my favorite whey protein powder and everything, and tried cooking one batch for 9 mins and 1 for 6 – both equally awful. Total bummer.
Chelsea says
Saw this pic on instagram and was instantly salivating for the recipe – double score when I came to find out that I already had all the ingredients I need on hand! Will DEFINITELY be whipping up a batch of these with dinner tonight, and I can only assume they’re as great as they look!
CATHY says
Still totally healthy if you add the hershey kiss on top right? I love peanut butter and have a vanilla protein powder I love right now. Might have to make these. 🙂
Brandie says
These look so good! I “invented” my own protein cookie out of desperation in February. Here is a link to the recipe: http://oldmommynewtricks.blogspot.com/2013/02/feeding-fury.html
Cassie says
I just posted a comment..but it said error?! I’m tempted to try these with chocolate protein powder bc I like that taste of it better than the vanillla one I have right now. Then it would be chocolate peanut butter protein cookies! YUM! Do you happen to know nutritional stats for it? Protein, fat, fiber, etc? Thanks girl! 🙂
Charlotte @ Commitness to Fitness says
Those look so good and sound so simple to make! They also look really satisfying which is my kind of cookie!
betty says
mmm.. these look good! prob even better with some dark choc chips on top! do you get that protein from costco?
runeatrepeat says
Yep – Costco FTW!
Megan says
Those look yummy! I have a hemp protein powder that I actually won off of SR and I think it has added sugar in it, kinda lame. You should try out coconut sugar, that stuff is delicious!
Beth @ Running with the Sunrise says
Oh wow, this recipe sounds awesome and a great way to get in some extra protein! I will definitely be making some of these for my heavy training weeks. 🙂
Elizabeth @ Positive Change says
Those look great! I think I will make them for an after dinner snack tonight!
Ashley says
I think I would like those cookies, thanks. The big question is, does Ben like them?
runeatrepeat says
He hasn’t tried them yet 🙂
Salima says
Hi!,
This one looks so yummy. And it seems it’s very easy to do it. Thanks for sharing tips.
Pat Cobb says
I also prefer soft and moist cookies. I would love to try this recipe and hopefully I will be successful since the recipe looks simple. Peanut butter is one of my favorite flavors and I can’t wait to try it!
runeatrepeat says
They are soft, but not very moist. I think you might want to add yogurt or something to keep them moist.
Cate says
I wonder how these would be as a bottom layer of your protein brownie recipe…… Hhhmmmmmm…. It’s a rainy day here in Boston, which makes it perfect for testing recipes! 🙂
Gina @ LifetotheFdegree says
Yum! Did they crumble or stay pretty formed when cooled? These look like they’d be perfect to bring to work and eat before my afternoon workout!
runeatrepeat says
They do end up on the crumbly side, so they might be difficult to transport. I think a tupperware would be better than a baggie for transport.
Daniel says
I always thought that baking the whey powder is changing the protein structure and making it useless. Your post made me do a research … and I couldn’t find any scientific proofs 🙂 So I guess it is OK.
I am starting to cook with protein as well in this case 🙂
Courtney says
Yep, that’s a big fat myth. Think about it: if that were true than the protein in all of our food (accept sushi) would be useless too.
Sue says
Super duper easy – think I might sub the whey protein for soy or wheat since I’m vegan
Em says
Hey Sue have you ever tried Arbonne protein? Arbonne is a vegan certified health and wellness company that sells great protein powder!
Miranda @ Miranda Runs says
Yum! Definitely making these tomorrow 🙂
mary says
If you’re ever in the ATL area let me know! I know a place with the best chocolate chip cookie ever!! had one today even
runeatrepeat says
Will do!
Stacey says
I love this recipe! I usually make the exact same but with splenda instead of protein powder. I love the protein powder idea a lot more than splenda! Thanks!! Also, I know some people are anti-PB2 but if I try it with that and you want to know how it turns out, I’ll let you know! It would be missing the healthy fats in the peanut butter, but I would feel a lot less guilty about eating all of them with PB2, lol.
runeatrepeat says
Yeah, let me know so I can pass it on if you try it. But, I do powdered PB, just not PB2. Not my thang. Since it’s missing the fat make sure you spray the cookie sheet. These don’t stick because of the oil in the PB 🙂
Karen @ Runner Girl Eats says
Yum. Thanks for sharing!
heather @ run eat play says
I was waiting for you to post this recipe! Im going to make them tomorrow but Im going to throw in some chocolate chips…everything is better with chocolate.
runeatrepeat says
If I hadn’t already eaten all of my choc chips I would have done the same thing 🙂
Melissa K. says
I have a random question… Do u have any idea how many calories u average in a normal day? Im struggling to figure out what a healthy goal is for me with an active lifestyle to lose a little weight in a healthy way… And yes i know it varies greatly from person to person, im just curious!
runeatrepeat says
A LOT! I keep meaning to count calories for a few days so I can share it with everyone asking about my weight loss, but I haven’t yet. I would guess easily over 2000, but I really don’t know.
Colleen says
I cannot bake cookies. UGH! I can seriously cook/bake anything, but not cookies!!! They hate me, but that’s probably not a bad thing…
Grecia says
These sound great, thanks Monica!
Kim A says
Is it wrong that I’m planning on trying these for breakfast in the morning? 🙂
runeatrepeat says
Yes.
Kidding. Not at all – it’s just PB, protein powder and eggs!
Angela says
Nevermind…just read fine print;(
Angela says
0ne egg or two? Recipe says one…but there are two in the picture….
Sarah says
I recently discovered that I can’t eat my favorite protein powder because it has free glutamates. Maybe I’ll use up the enormous tub baked into cookies like this and take them to work!
Karen@tradingheels says
Thanks for sharing! Those look GREAT!
Ashley says
I don’t know if i’ve mentioned it yet but next time you’re in Santa Monica try the chocolate chip cookies at M Street Kitchen. They’re insane and I am a tough cookie critic (I mean, I like all cookies but I’m still critical of them).
runeatrepeat says
Thanks!
Mason says
Wouldn’t a stick of cream cheese fulfill those requirements too?
runeatrepeat says
Kinda, but it’s not sweet enough for me 😉