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These homemade cookie dough protein bars are chewy and dense with a satisfying crunch of chocolate chips.
Looking for more recipes for homemade protein bars? Try chocolate peanut butter protein bars, peanut butter protein bars, or cake batter protein balls next!
If you’re craving chocolate chip cookies but want something healthy, this is the perfect bar for you. It reminds me of my edible raw cookie dough but in a healthier way.
About this Recipe
Don’t love the artificial ingredients and sugar alcohols in the protein bars you find at the grocery store?
Step aside, KIND protein bars and Quest protein shakes. With this cookie dough protein bar recipe, you get nothing but natural flavor that comes from natural ingredients.
They’re made with simple, real ingredients, and take 10 minutes or less to mix together. You don’t need to bake them and they taste like cookie dough!
Why I love These Cookie Dough Protein Bars
- Simple, real ingredients
- No baking
- 10-minutes of prep
- Kid-friendly
For more naturally sweetened breakfast ideas, try this vanilla almond granola, oatmeal chocolate chip muffins, and tropical coconut smoothie bowl.
How to Make No Bake Cookie Dough Protein Bars
Here are the basic steps, with images, for these chocolate chip cookie dough protein bars. Skip down to the recipe card below for the full printable recipe.
1. Combine the Wet Ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, cashew butter, maple syrup, and vanilla until combined.
2. Add the Dry Ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients including the almond flour, protein powder, salt, and coconut flour, and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until it’s completely combined and reaches a cookie dough texture. Fold in the chocolate chips.
3. Freeze the Dough
Transfer the dough to a lined loaf pan and press the protein bars firmly into the pan in an even layer. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired. Freeze for 20 minutes until set.
4. Slice and Serve
Remove them from the pan and use a sharp knife to slice them into bars.
Recipe Variations and Dietary Modifications
- I haven’t tested this recipe with oat flour, but you could give it a try. Learn how to make your own oat flour!
- I also haven’t tested these with sunflower seed butter or tahini instead of almond butter, but those would be my suggestions to try if you can’t have tree nuts.
Freezing and Storing Tips
You don’t want to store these at room temperature. Cookie dough protein bars store well in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. I like to eat cookie dough bars directly from the freezer!
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More Protein-Packed Recipes
- Peanut butter protein bars are made with natural peanut butter.
- Your taste buds will love these oatmeal peanut butter protein balls.
- Cake batter protein balls are made with natural ingredients like creamy cashew butter, oat flour, and almond milk.
Cookie Dough Protein Bars
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Ingredients
- 1/3 cup refined coconut oil melted
- 1/2 cup creamy cashew butter or almond butter
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups blanched almond flour gently packed
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup vanilla protein powder (Note 1)
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang for easy removal.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, cashew butter, maple syrup, and vanilla until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients including the almond flour, protein powder, salt, and coconut flour, and stir with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula until it's completely combined and reaches a cookie dough texture. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Transfer the dough to the prepared pan and press the protein bars firmly into the pan in an even layer. Sprinkle with sea salt if desired.
- Freeze for 20 minutes until set. Remove them from the pan and use a sharp knife to slice them into bars. Cookie dough protein bars store well in the fridge for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. I like to eat cookie dough bars directly from the freezer!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.