Some of the best recipe inspiration comes from travel, and this one came straight from a bakery stop in Los Angeles. We tried a soft, chewy peanut butter oat cookie with dark chocolate and clean ingredients, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it once we got home. It had that perfect balance of sweet and salty, indulgent but still light, the kind of treat that feels like a dessert but also fits into a healthy routine.

So I set out to recreate a similar cookie at home, with simple, wholesome ingredients and an added boost of protein. These chocolate peanut butter protein cookies are made with almond flour, gluten-free oats, coconut sugar, maple syrup, dark chocolate, and chocolate protein powder for 40 grams of protein per batch. They’re naturally sweetened, gluten-free, and free from refined sugar and seed oils, perfect for an afternoon snack, post-workout bite, or healthier dessert.

The result is a soft, chewy, bakery-style cookie with rich peanut butter flavor, melty dark chocolate, and a hint of cinnamon, finished with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. They taste like something you’d find at a wellness bakery in LA, but they’re easy to make at home and made with ingredients you can feel good about eating.

PB Bliss Chocolate Protein Cookies

These are soft, chewy, peanut-buttery, lightly sweet, and packed with clean ingredients and protein, the kind of cookie you can enjoy without the sugar crash or guilt.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Keyword: pb protein recipe, peanut butter bliss chocolate cookies, protein cookie recipe

Servings: 12 cookies

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Ingredients

1/2 cup natural creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup coconut sugar
3 Tbsp pure maple syrup
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
2 scoops BetterDays Chocolate Protein (40g protein total)
1/2 cup almond flour
1/2 cup gluten-free rolled oats
1 Tbsp tapioca flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp Maldon salt plus more for sprinkling
1/2 cup chopped 70% dark chocolate
3 Tbsp vanilla almond milk

Instructions

Pre heat oven to 350°F.
In a bowl, mix peanut butter, coconut sugar, maple syrup, and melted coconut oil until smooth.
Stir in protein powder, almond flour, oats, tapioca flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
Add almond milk and mix until a thick, scoopable dough forms.
Fold in chopped dark chocolate.
Scoop dough using a small cookie scoop (you should get about 12 cookies).
For flatter cookies, gently press each dough ball down before baking.
Sprinkle lightly with Maldon salt.
Bake 10–12 minutes, until edges are set but centers are still soft.
Cool completely to set and get that perfect chewy texture.

Notes

Per Cookie (approximate)

Calories: ~165–180
Protein: ~3.5–4 grams

My favorite protein powder ever

Why you’ll Love These Pb bliss chocolate Protein Cookies

They’re easy (no fancy steps or equipment)
They feel like dessert but work as a snack or post-workout treat
The peanut butter + chocolate combo never misses
They’re freezer-friendly (future you will be grateful)

If you’re newer to baking, this is a great recipe to start with. And if you bake all the time, this one’s a nice break from complicated, multi-step desserts.