Name: Oatmeal Protein Cookie Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 3 medium bananas); 1/4 cup peanut butter; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 cup vanilla protein; 1 1/4 cups oats; 1/4 cup hemp seed hearts; 1 tablespoon Chia Seeds

Recipe

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This tasty cookie is loaded up with protein and naturally sweetened. Best of all, you can pull these dessert or snack cookies together in under 15 mins!

Healthy, flourless, and full of amazing flavor, this oatmeal protein cookie is about to become your new favorite snack.

Protein Oatmeal Cookies with Bananas

Do you ever look at a packed lunchbox and think to yourself: "I have to add something else in here" or, "I need to a small something for snack time." I've experienced this scenario often until I decided to write my 240-page book The Best Homemade Kids' Snacks on the Planet.

When I set out to make this protein oatmeal cookie, I wanted to emphasize amazing flavor, but also give myself and my kids a nice boost of energy to get us through the day, instead of a sugar crash that most cookies will provide if you eat them in the middle of your day.

Ingredients

I have experimented with different protein powders and flavors for this oatmeal cookie, and nothing beats the classic vanilla protein powder (though chocolate is a close second). Then, you’ll also need bananas for natural sweetness, peanut butter, vanilla, baking powder, oats, hemp seed hearts, and chia seeds.

How to Make High Protein Oatmeal Cookies

Here’s how to make this soft and chewy protein oatmeal cookie:

Preheat the oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine mashed banana, peanut butter, vanilla, and baking powder in a large bowl.
Make these cookies super nutritious by adding protein powder, oats, hemp seed hearts, and chia. You want to combine until you have a thick batter.
Shape the cookies by scooping mounds onto the lined baking sheet and pressing down to shape the dough into a cookie. These cookies don't expand in the oven.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.

More High-Protein Snack Ideas

Need more portable snacks that taste delicious and are packed with nutrition? Try these blueberry cottage cheese muffins, this pineapple smoothie, and these homemade Grab the Gold Bars.

Oatmeal Protein Cookie Recipe

Servings: 12 cookies

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

This tasty cookie is loaded up with protein and naturally sweetened. Best of all, you can pull these dessert or snack cookies together in under 15 mins!

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups mashed bananas, about 3 medium bananas
¼ cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ cup vanilla protein
1 ¼ cups oats
¼ cup hemp seed hearts
1 tablespoon Chia Seeds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine mashed banana, peanut butter, vanilla, and baking powder. Add protein powder, oats, hemp seed hearts, and chia until everything is combined and you have a thick batter.
Scoop 1 tablespoon-sized mounds onto the lined baking sheet. Press down with your fingers or a fork to shape the dough into a cookie.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool down to room temperature. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 4 days.