Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Protein Cookies

Enjoy a healthy treat with this easy cookie recipe. So yummy, they taste like dessert but make the perfect fueling breakfast or easy afternoon snack you can make in under 30 minutes. Sweet, rich and amazing!

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating

Keyword chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies no bake, clean eating dessert or snack, heathy chocolate oatmeal cookies, no bake oatmeal cookies

Servings 12

Ingredients

1 cup oats, instant, quick or traditional
1/2 cup almond or coconut flour
1/2 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 cup creamy peanut (or any other nut or seed) butter
1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
2 scoops vanilla protein powder
3 tablespoons coconut oil
1 tablespoon cocoa or cacao powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Topping

Sprinkle sea salt

Instructions

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or wax paper. Set aside.
To begin, add peanut butter and coconut oil to a medium saucepan and heat over a low heat. Stir well. Once melted, turn off the heat and add the honey, cocoa and vanilla to the pot.
Stir in the oats, almond flour, coconut and protein powder and then let the batter chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Once chilled, add the chocolate chips if using and using a medium cookie scoop, scoop and drop balls (about golf ball size) of dough onto prepared baking sheet, evenly spaced apart (makes around 12-14 cookies).
Using a fork, flatten cookies to desired thickness.
Place the cookies in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to an hour. Sprinkle with sea salt, then enjoy!
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 1 month.
Freezing Instructions: Store cookies in freezer-friendly container for up to 3 months. Allow to thaw at room temperature for 5-15 minutes before enjoying.

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