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Follow this oatmeal protein cookies recipe for hearty, filling cookies made with simple, good-for-you ingredients.

These oatmeal protein cookies are the kind you grab when you want something that actually keeps you going between meals.

Protein Oatmeal Cookies with Bananas

These oatmeal protein cookies are so good, they were first published in my snacks cookbook back in 2015. I’ve been making them regularly to keep on hand for my family (I eat them on run days), and they’re devoured. They're hearty, filling, have about 10g of protein each, and made with ingredients you can feel good about eating.

Ingredients

After lots of testing, I recommend using vanilla protein powder (either whey or plant-based works) for these oatmeal cookies. The dough is made with ripe bananas for natural sweetness, peanut butter, vanilla, and a little baking powder. The mix of old-fashioned oats, hemp hearts, and chia seeds gives these a hearty texture.

How to Make High Protein Oatmeal Cookies

Make the cookie dough.
Start by mashing the bananas until they resemble puree. Ad the other creamy ingredients and the baking powder and mix, then all the dry ingredients.
Shape the cookies.
Small scoops, about 1 TB each, then use your hands to give them a round shape. These cookies don't expand in the oven.
Bake them.
In a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Let them cool down to room temp, then enjoy.
Save for later.
Store them in an airtight container on the counter for up to 3 days in the fridge for up to a week.

side by side image of making protein oatmeal cookies. On left, unbaked cookies, on right, after baking cooling on a cooling rack

More High-Protein Snack Ideas

Other snacks my family loves include these blueberry cottage cheese muffins, a pineapple smoothie with a scoop of protein powder, and these homemade Grab the Gold Bars.

Oatmeal Protein Cookie Recipe (10g Each)

Servings: 12 cookies

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Follow this oatmeal protein cookies recipe for hearty, filling cookies made with simple, good-for-you ingredients.

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Ingredients

3 bananas, 1 ½ cups mashed
¼ cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ cup vanilla protein powder
1 ¼ cups old fashioned oats
¼ cup hemp seeds
1 tablespoon Chia Seeds

Instructions

Prep:

Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Make the cookie dough:

In a large bowl, mash the bananas until they are nearly smooth. Add the peanut butter, vanilla, and baking powder and mix well. I add it now instead of later with the dry ingredients, so it mixes nicely in the creamy base so every cookie has the same texture. Then, add all the other ingredients to the bowl and mix well until everything is combined and you have a thick dough.
Scoop 1 tablespoon-sized mounds onto the lined baking sheet. Then use your hands to shape them into a round cookie. They don't expand; these bake in place.

Bake:

Bake these oatmeal cookies in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. If you shape them on the thin side, check after 8 minutes. You know they're ready when the edges and most of the middles are set. These solidify as they cool. Let the cookies cool down on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.