High Protein No Bake Cookies You’ll Love (Healthy + Easy)
These high protein no bake cookies are the perfect guilt-free snack or dessert. The irresistible chocolate and peanut butter combination will have you coming back for more! You’ll find these healthy cookies are an easy, oven-free snack packed with protein for busy days or post-workout fuel.
Updated October 2024
Why You’ll Love These High Protein No Bake Cookies
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No baking required: Just mix, drop, and chill — perfect for busy days.
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Protein-packed: Thanks to the added protein powder, these cookies help me meet my protein goals and have a better balance of protein, fats, and carbs.
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Kid-friendly & versatile: Little hands can help with mixing, and you can customize the ingredients for picky eaters.
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Great for meal prep: Make a batch to enjoy all week long — stash them in the fridge or freezer.
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How to Make High Protein No Bake Cookies
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Melt the base: In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine peanut butter, honey, butter (or coconut oil), and cocoa. Stir until smooth and fully melted.
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Add dry ingredients: Remove from heat and stir in quick oats, protein powder, salt, and vanilla. Mix until the dough becomes thick and sticky.
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Form cookies: Drop tablespoon-sized scoops onto a sheet of wax paper or parchment.
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Chill & set: Let the cookies cool and harden — either at room temperature or pop them in the fridge for faster setting.
Tip: If your mix feels dry or crumbly, add a splash of milk (dairy or plant-based) until it comes together nicely.
And these no bake protein cookies make a great snack or sweet ending to a meal.
High Protein No Bake Cookies Recipe
High Protein No Bake Cookies
A no-bake snack cookie that has added protein, oats, and honey.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cup quick oats
- 2 scoops Chocolate Protein Powder
- Dash of salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Melt peanut butter, honey, butter and cocoa powder over low heat until smooth and combined. (Watch it closely so it doesn’t burn.)
- Stir in oats, protein powder, salt, and vanilla until thoroughly combined.
- Drop cookies onto wax paper. Allow to cool and harden.
- Store in the refrigerator or freezer.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1 gramsAmount Per Serving: Calories: 194Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 5gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 108mgCarbohydrates: 13gFiber: 2gSugar: 7gProtein: 7g
Why These High Protein No Bake Cookies Are Kid-Approved
Yes this is absolutely an easy cookie recipe to make with your little ones because…
- 1. There are no eggs so you don’t have to worry about salmonella from little ones snitching the cookie dough. Also, less mess. Because eggs and egg cracking is messy and kids inevitably want to get involved in the process.
- There is no heating up the oven or hot surfaces to worry about!
- A high quality protein powder is a great way to get added nutrients in their picky systems! (I recommend this protein powder.)
Baking with kids always involves some low key stress (or high key stress for some!) so I love that we can create a healthy snack together with this no bake protein cookie recipe and I can take a bit of a chill pill when the only thing they want for a snack is a sweet treat!
Freezing & Storage Tips for High Protein No Bake Cookies
These high protein no bake cookies keep beautifully. Let them cool completely and then:
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Fridge: Airtight container for up to 1 week.
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Freezer: Up to 2 months — great for meal prep! Just pull them out when you need a quick protein snack. I like these containers with parchment paper to keep the cookies separate.
How to Boost Protein in Your No Bake Cookies
You can substitute vanilla protein powder plus two additional Tablespoons of cocoa powder for chocolate protein powder. If you prefer not to use any protein powder simply increase the quick oats by 1/4 cup.
FAQs About High Protein No Bake Cookies
How much protein is in each cookie?
It depends on your protein powder, but versions of this type of recipe often range from ~4–10g of protein per serving when protein powder is included.
Can I make them gluten-free?
Yes — just use certif
ied gluten-free oats!
Can kids help make this?
Totally! With no oven and minimal hot surfaces, these are kid-friendly to prepare together.
Can I substitute a different nut butter?
Sure! Your texture may come out a bit different if your butter isn’t as stiff as regular peanut butter, but they’ll taste just as yummy!
If you loved this recipe, pin it for later or share it with someone who loves healthy, high-protein snacks!
Want even more energy-boosting recipes? Be sure to check out my other ones, Peanut Butter Protein Cookies! All peanut butter, all the time!
These look amazing! I need to try them out!
Wow these look awesome! I love no bake cookies and the added protein would be great!
They’re good! Let me know if you do!
I love protein cookies. My sweet tooth likes them + my muscles.
Haha! That is like their new slogan. 🙂
I should say that I like protein bites. I’v never made them into cookies before, but I’ love to try this.
Oh my gosh I have all these ingredients! It is on tonight.
No-bake, AND filled with protein?? That’s my kind of cookie!! I have a recipe I use quick often for energy balls, but I’ve been getting kind of bored of it. I’ll give these a shot next time. Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Hi, please tell me the nutritional data. thanks, Peggy
Hi Peggy! The easiest way to get that info would be to plug the recipe ingredients into a calorie counter like myfitnesspal.com or caloriecounter.com. 🙂
Hi Kate,
I don’t see anything about the oats. Do you roll the cookie in the oats when dropped to the wax paper?
So sorry about that Barbara! You add the oats when you add the protein powder. I updated the recipe to reflect it. 🙂
Hi Kate – when you substitute the coconut oil for the butter – do you still use 1/2 cup?
Yes, 1/2 cup either way.
Hi, approximately how many grams would 1 serving have please?
Hey Priscilla–it depends on the size you make them. You would have to make and then use a food scale to determine the grams.
yes the problem is / was….that my mom changed your recipe in a birthday cake instead…..so i have no clue how many servings i’m eating at the moment xD
Oh man! Interesting! Yeah, I’m not much help there! You could put the recipe into MyFitnessPal and then divide by the serving size to get an idea of the nutrients. So if she made a cake using the entire recipe batter and then cut into four pieces just input the recipe fully then divide four ways. Does that make sense?
Yes done that already as I was reading the comments however only gives as a serving….well definitely a yummy cake and believe it or not… I’m still losing weight 🙂 will have to do them myself once I finish eating it all xxx Great recipe 🙂
I was wondering if I could use coconut oil in place of the half cup of butter. If so, then would I still use half a cup of coconut oil? Thanks in advance!
Yes, a half cup either way!
Why can’t you put nutritional info in your post .?.
Hey love! Because I only have minimal amount of time to dedicate to this blog and with hundreds of recipes my ROI is better spent elsewhere. 🙂 I’d love to go back through and do this, but frankly I just don’t have time. When I want to know the stats for a recipe online I use myfitnesspal to plug the recipe in and it generates the nutritional info for ya! That’s also helpful, especially with this recipe because depending on your protein powder the entire nutritional info can change.
Can you use old fashioned oats instead of quick oats?
Yes, but they may be a little flatter. They don’t set up quite as well.
This looks so good! What a great way to have a healthy snack on hand!
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?