Inside Out Chocolate Chip Protein Cookies

Protein cookies are one of the many reasons this is the greatest time in history to be alive. They combine two amazing things—cookies and makin’ gains—and there’s little to dislike about them. Except for the fact that many protein cookies on the market are actually loaded with fat and calories.

If I wanted a cookie with 400 calories, I’d have 9 Oreos thank you very much.

These inside out chocolate chip protein cookies aim to fight back. You’ll find 8 grams of protein and only 95 calories in each cookie. I know what you’re thinking and yup, you can totes eat four or five of these protein cookies instead of one of those store-bought protein cookies.  Here in the south, we’d give that a yee yee.

How to Make Protein Cookies

Like nearly every recipe on my blog, these protein cookies are simple and can be prepped in one bowl. Yay for less dish washing! Below I’ll briefly touch on a few ingredients and common questions surrounding them.

What is Swerve?

Swerve is a zero-calorie sugar substitute that is made from erythritol and oligosaccharides. I’ve traditionally used stevia in most of my recipes, but this stuff blows stevia out of the water in the flavor department. Not to mention, they make both a granular and powdered sugar replacement. For these protein cookies, I used the powdered (confectioners) Swerve.

If you don’t have an issue with artificial sweeteners, I would highly suggest picking some Swerve up. I got mine on Amazon here.

Pro tip: You can buy both versions, but I typically go with confectioners only. Unless you’re making large batch recipes, you can kill two birds with one stone and use Swerve for both baking and icings/frostings. And once you have Swerve in your possession, make my chocolate cake protein donut holes ASAP.

 

In the recipe notes, I’ve included replacement instructions and the macros for using real powdered sugar. Since we’re not using much, the differences are tiny.

Protein Powder

For these inside out protein cookies, I used PEScience Select Whey and Casein blend. Like I mention in my staple ingredients and substitution guide, the most important thing to keep in mind when using other protein powders, aside from the type of protein itself, is scoop size.

Match the protein powder amount in grams. And if you’re using a whey-only protein powder, you may need to add a bit more to match the consistency of a whey and casein blend. 

If you’d like to learn more about the different types of whey protein and how to find the best value for protein, read this article.

Can I Substitute for Coconut Flour?

Unlike my coconut cheesecake protein cookie recipe, the coconut flour is overpowered by chocolate and doesn’t directly contribute to the flavor of these recipes. That said, this recipe and its macros will be difficult to replicate with other flours. Using my typical all purpose flour for coconut flour recommendations, you’d have to add around 200-300 calories in all purpose flour to make it work.

You might as well make real cookies at that point! Go with coconut flour or try some of my other recipes like white chocolate peanut butter protein cookies or banana nut breakfast cookies that don’t call for coconut flour. 

All right, that’s all ya need to know about the ingredients for these inside out chocolate chip protein cookies. Any other modifications you can find in the recipe notes below. Enjoy!

When you try these protein cookies and love ’em, I wanna hear about it. Take a picture of your creation and tag me on Instagram and I’ll be sure to share it with the world! Or if you’re more active on Pinterest, I’d appreciate you pinning this recipe. Thanks in advance and thanks for reading.