Protein Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

protein chocolate chip cookie bars

These BIG protein chocolate chip cookie bars are just 159 calories and 7.4g or protein, and have 1 scoop of protein per cookie bar!

You can easily make more (as seen below) and store this low calorie recipe for chocolate chip bars as great meal prep snacks.

protein chocolate chip cookie bars

Plus, you can use whatever nut butter you prefer, and your favorite vanilla (or chocolate!) protein powder to make easy protein cookie bars.

With one scoop of protein powder per cookie bar, these protein cookie dough bars pack a lot of healthy protein. But they taste like dessert!

These BIG protein chocolate chip cookie bars are just 159 calories and 7.4g or protein, and have 1 scoop of protein per cookie bar!

Protein Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

This article will supply you with everything you’ll need to make low calorie recipe for cookie bars with protein powder.

From a shopping list, to a printable recipe card. You’ll find a nutrition label, a great plant based protein and more in the sections below.

protein chocolate chip cookie bars

To make this protein cookie bars recipe easy, we’ve supplied you with the following sections.

Read through them for helpful resources, or skip ahead to the recipe card.

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Recipe Card Uses: You can email yourself this recipe card so you can easily search for it (I have a folder in my email just for recipes!) Or print it so you have it handy, and can make notes. You can even pin this healthy recipe for cookie bars to Pinterest so it is safely stored for you.

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Ingredients in Protein Chocolate Chip Bars

You can use your favorite protein powder to make these cookie bars chocolate chip recipe. We like to make them with a plant based vanilla protein powder, but you can choose our favorite.

If you want to make this chocolate chip protein bars recipe gluten-free make sure to pick gluten-free oatmeal. And it’s easy to make them vegan, all you need is vegan chocolate chips.

protein chocolate chip cookie bars

Shopping List for Protein Cookie Bars Recipe:

Special Tip: You can find all the measurements in the recipe card below. There you can choose how many servings of this low calorie chocolate chip bars with peanut butter you want to make. It will do all the measurement math for you! All of the ingredients for these protein cookie dough bars can be doubled or tripled with the click of a button.

Up next, how to make no bake protein cookie bars with chocolate chips…

How to Make Chocolate Chip Bars

You don’t need to bake these easy cookie bars! Just assemble and chill until they are set and you can cut them.

You can also easily double or triple them and make extras for meal prep protein snacks! We’ve included a recipe card below where you can easily double or triple the recipe. And it does all the math for you on the ingredient amounts!

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How to Make Chocolate Chip Cooke Bars Recipe:

  1. Line an 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper (if you crumple it first then smooth out, it’s easier) and set aside.
  2. In a food processor or high speed blender, add the oatmeal and blend until it’s the consistency of flour. 
  3. To the oat flour, add nut butter, protein powder, and water and blend until smooth.
  4. Fold in the chocolate chips until well distributed.
  5. Transfer to the prepared baking dish and press down to evenly distribute.
  6. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours until firm.
  7. Remove the protein bars from the fridge, and cut into 10 bars.

Special Tip: You can find these directions, along with measurements, nutrition and more in the sharable recipe card in the next section!

Up next, a sharable recipe card for the best recipe for cookie bars…

These easy protein cookie bars with chocolate chips are healthy and yummy… and require no baking!

You can use your favorite protein powder, but see the note below on adding more water as needed. Each protein powder is a little different, and more water may be needed.

protein chocolate chip cookie bars

HEALTHY Protein Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

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These BIG protein cookie bars are just 159 calories and 7.4g or protein, and have 1 scoop of protein per cookie bar!
We used plant based protein powder in this protein cookie bars recipe, that helps make this recipe vegan (you'll also need to get vegan chocolate chips). But you can use your favorite protein powder… the amounts roughly 1.25 cups (1 1/4 cups) of protein powder.
Special Tip: You can swap out the vanilla protein powder for chocolate protein powder for double chocolate cookie bars.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 0 mins
Total Time 5 mins
Course dess, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 10 servings
Calories 159 kcal

Equipment

  • Parchment paper
  • 9×9 baking dish

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Line an 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper (if you crumple it first then smooth out, it’s easier) and set aside.
  • In a food processor or high speed blender, add the oatmeal and blend until it's the consistency of flour. 
  • To the oat flour, add nut butter, protein powder, and water and blend until smooth.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips until well distributed.
  • Transfer to the prepared baking dish and press down to evenly distribute.
  • Refrigerate for 2-3 hours until firm.
  • Remove the protein bars from the fridge, and cut into 10 bars.

Notes

Special Note: Each protein powder is a little different, and you may need more water. Add 1 tablespoon of water at a time until you reach your desired consistency.

Nutrition

Serving: 1barCalories: 159kcalCarbohydrates: 16.8gProtein: 17.4gFat: 3.3gSaturated Fat: 1.1gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 460mgPotassium: 186mgFiber: 1.9gSugar: 8.6gCalcium: 40mgIron: 15mg
Keyword cookies, granola bars, protein
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The nutrition and calories below are based off 1 protein cookie bar, after cutting the above recipe into 10 large squares.

Each protein powder is different, but you can easily click on the link above for protein powder to see their nutrition label. Then compare it to any protein powder you choose to use in it’s place.

Important Note: As a reminder, at Lose Weight By Eating it is our goal to make you healthier, all-natural versions of your favorite recipes… not all will be “diet worthy” depending on the diet you are on. But they will be healthier versions to help curb your cravings.

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