Healthy Chocolate Cookies

By Maria Lichty

Published on February 21, 2025

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Why You’ll Love these Healthy Chocolate Cookies

• Made with Wholesome Ingredients: These cookies are made with nutritious ingredients, but are still VERY decadent! I guarantee they will cure any chocolate craving!
• Quick and Easy to Make: You can whip up these cookies in no time, making them a perfect treat for any day!
• Naturally Sweetened: The cookies are sweetened with pure maple syrup and mashed bananas…and chocolate chips. You’ve gotta have a little fun:)
• Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free: Made with oat flour and dairy-free ingredients, these cookies are suitable for those with gluten or dairy sensitivities.
• Satisfying: The oat flour, protein powder, and chia seeds in the recipe provide fiber and protein to keep you feeling full and satisfied.
• BONUS: Kids LOVE them! They will never know they are healthy:)

Key Ingredients

You’ll find the full list of ingredients in the recipe card below, but here are some ingredient notes before you get started.

• Oat flour: Make sure you use gluten-free oats if you need the cookies to be gluten-free. Oat flour is EASY to make at home, just put oats in the blender and blend. It’s that simple!
• Mashed Bananas: The bananas add moisture and a subtle sweetness without refined sugar. Use dark brown bananas for the best flavor!
• Nut Butter: I use creamy natural peanut butter, but almond butter will also work. Make sure you stir well before using.
• Chocolate Protein Powder: A scoop of protein powder gives the cookies a boost of protein. I use Clean Simple Eats protein powder (use code TWOPEAS for a discount), but you can use your favorite brand.
• Chia Seeds: Packed with omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, and protein, chia seeds add a nutritional boost! Store them in the freezer so they don’t go rancid.
• Chocolate Chips: I like to use dark chocolate or semisweet chocolate chips. You can use Hu chocolate chips that only have 3 ingredients and are sweetened with coconut sugar. They are delicious too!

How to Make Healthy Chocolate Cookies

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix the wet ingredients. In a large bowl, use a fork to mash the ripe bananas until smooth. Add the nut butter, maple syrup, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined.

• Add the dry ingredients: Add the oat flour, chocolate protein powder, cocoa powder, chia seeds, baking soda, and salt. Stir until combined.

• Add the oats and chocolate chips and stir. Don’t over mix! If you want, you can also stir in some chopped nuts or dried fruit here.

• Let sit. Allow the cookie dough to sit for 10 minutes so the oats can soak up some of the moisture. It will thicken up a bit.
• Scoop the dough. Scoop the dough onto prepared baking sheet, about 2 tablespoons per cookie. You can use a cookie scoop or spoon. The dough will be moist.

• Bake the cookies for 10 to 14 minutes or until they’re set, but still soft in the centers.
• Cool. Remove the cookies from the oven and sprinkle the tops with a little flaky sea salt. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then use a spatula to transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

How to Store and Freeze

• Storing on the Counter: Let the cookies cool completely before storing. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.
• Freezing: Place the cookies in a freezer bag or container and freeze for up to 3 months.To thaw, simply leave them at room temperature for about 30 minutes or microwave for a few seconds for a gooey chocolate cookies. The cookies are also VERY good frozen!

More Cookie Recipes

• Breakfast Cookies
• Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies
• Oatmeal Zucchini Cookies
• Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Oatmeal Cookies

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Healthy Chocolate Cookies

These healthy chocolate cookies are made with wholesome ingredients, but still taste deliciously decadent. They're easy to make, satisfying, and freeze well too!

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Cuisine American

Servings 15 cookies

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Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup mashed bananas, 2 large bananas
• 1/3 cup natural creamy peanut butter, can use almond butter
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup, can use honey
• 1 large egg, can use a flax egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup oat flour
• 1/4 cup chocolate protein powder*
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon chia seeds, optional
• 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup old fashioned oats, plus 3 tablespoons
• 1/3 cup chocolate chips
• Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling on top

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the mashed bananas, nut butter, maple syrup, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir until smooth.
• Add the oat flour, protein powder, cocoa powder, chia seeds (if using), baking soda, and salt. Stir until just combined. Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.
• Let the dough sit for 10 minutes so the mixture can thicken and set up a little.
• Scoop the dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 tablespoons per cookie.
• Bake the cookies for 10 to 14 minutes or until they’re set, but still soft.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

If you don’t want to use chocolate protein powder you can use unflavored collagen powder. Or you can omit the protein powder and add 2 more tablespoons of oat flour and 2 more tablespoons of cocoa powder. 

Store the cookies in an airtight container on the counter for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months. 

Nutrition

Calories: 131kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 7g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Cholesterol: 14mg, Sodium: 155mg, Potassium: 123mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 7g, Vitamin A: 25IU, Vitamin C: 0.04mg, Calcium: 40mg, Iron: 1mg

Keywords banana, chocolate, oats, protein

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