The BEST Healthy Peanut Butter Powder Cookies Recipe

Let the obsession begin – this are the best peanut butter powder cookies recipe! All the peanut butter flavor wrapped into a healthy cookie.  It is mixed in 1 bowl, and made with 7 simple ingredients.  If chocolate and peanut butter together are your thing, don’t skip the easy 2 ingredient chocolate coating!

The BEST Healthy Peanut Butter Powder Cookies Recipe

Move over protein bars, it’s protein cookie time!

We’re turning traditional peanut butter cookies into a gluten free, low sugar, and higher protein treat!  Thanks to peanut powder (like pbfit peanut butter powder) and protein powder, each cookie has 8 grams of protein.

The peanut butter flavor where it’s at with these cookies.  

Why you’ll love these healthy peanut butter cookies

Mix in 1 bowl – Whenever I can save on the amount of dishes I need to do, I am all for it!  This recipe comes together in one bowl.  No need to mix the wet and dry ingredients separate and have multiple bowls to clean.

Healthy and low sugar – Most cookie recipes are loaded with tons of sugar.  If you enjoy naturally sweetened treats and lower sugar cookies, you’ll love this one!  It is definitely still sweet and tastes like a cookie, and satisfies like any other cookie would.

More filling than your average cookie – Thanks to the addition of extra protein in the peanut butter flour and protein powder, we’re getting a boost of protein in each cookie.  Protein helps us to feel fuller longer, and is also great to include in cookies to keep blood sugar more stable.  Awesome for kids!

Family approved – Kids and adult love these cookies!  They were quickly gone the first time I made them, and just as quickly each time after that.  Bring them along to a get together and get rare reviews!

Gluten free – The only flour in this recipe is oat flour, which is a naturally gluten free grain.  You’d ever guess that these cookies were gluten free – they’re a hit with everyone no matter what your dietary preferences are.

Simple ingredients you’ll need need for powdered pb cookies

Scroll down to view the recipe card below for the full ingredients list, nutrition facts, and step-by-step instructions.

• powdered peanut butter
• pure maple syrup
• vanilla extract
• natural peanut butter
• oat flour
• vanilla protein powder
• baking powder
• dark chocolate chips
• coconut oil

How to make this peanut butter powder cookie recipe

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2: In a large bowl add the water and powdered peanut butter.  Whisk together to combine.

Step 3: Into the same bowl, add the maple syrup, vanilla extract, and peanut butter and mix the wet ingredients fully.

Step 4: Next, add the oat flour, protein powder, and baking powder and stir together until the dry ingredients are fully combined.

Step 5: Spoon batter with a cookie scoop or spoon to the prepared cookie sheet.  Roll into ball, and then flatten with your hand.  There should be 6-8 cookies. Use a fork to press in a crisscross pattern for a regular peanut butter cookie look, or simply smooth and press down.

Step 6: Bake in the preheated for 9-11 minutes, or until the peanut butter cookie dough looks set and golden.

Step 7: Allow cool to room temperature on a wire rack.  Enjoy as is, or dip in melted chocolate!

Step 8: To add a chocolate coating, melt the chocolate chips and coconut oil together.  Dip half of the cookie into the chocolate

Step 9: Cool on a wire rack until the chocolate is set. For quicker cooling, chill the cookies in the fridge. Enjoy!

Watch me make chewy peanut butter cookies

The full how to video can be watched below, or on my YouTube channel!

Can you double this recipe?

You can absolutely double this recipe!  It’s an awesome after school snack, or pre-workout snack to keep on hand.

Since they keep well frozen, feel free to make a big batch to store and enjoy whenever you’d like them!

How to store cookies

Once the cookies are cooled fully, they can be stored on the counter in an airtight container, in the fridge or in the freezer!

They will stay fresh on the counter for 4 days, in the fridge for 7 days, and frozen in the freezer for 6 months!

Substitutions

Below you’ll find a list of substitutions that will work well in this healthy classic peanut butter cookie recipe. 

If you try something different out, please leave a comment below letting us all know how it turned out!

Powdered peanut butter – Peanut flour, peanut butter protein powder, and powdered peanut butter are all very similar products and will all work really well in here for the powdered peanut product.

Maple syrup – Honey and agave work as liquid sweeteners.  Brown sugar, coconut sugar, or white sugar will work as well, but you’ll need to add a little more water in to replace the lost liquid.

Peanut butter – Creamy peanut butter or chunky peanut butter both work great!  You can swap pb for almond butter, cashew butter, tahini, or sunflower seed butter too.

Oat flour – Almond flour works as a great alternative to oat flour.  Your favorite gluten free flour mixture will work too.  You can also replace whole wheat flour and whole wheat pastry flour in as well.  All-purpose flour would work too!  For a more chewy cookie, try quick oats in place of oat flour.

Vanilla protein powder – Chocolate protein powder or natural protein powder will work here.  Use your favorite protein powder! If you opt for an unsweetened protein powder, add 1-2 more tablespoons of sweetener in to match the sweetness you’d get from a sweetened protein powder.  If you don’t want to use protein powder, increase the oat flour in the recipe to replace the protein powder.

More healthy cookie recipes you’ll love

• Peanut butter chocolate chip chickpea cookies
• Vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
• Chocolate oatmeal almond flour cookies
• Almond butter oatmeal cookies
• Whole wheat chocolate chip pretzel cookies

If you try this peanut butter protein cookies recipe, I’d love it if you left a star rating and comment below letting me know how it turned out!

XO

Heather