Healthy Chocolate Cookies
Published on February 21, 2025
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Quick Summary
These healthy chocolate cookies are made with wholesome ingredients that you can feel good about. The cookies are soft, chewy, chocolatey, and deliciously decadent! Enjoy for a satisfying snack or dessert!
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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
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!
Ingredients
- 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
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These look fantastic! Can protein powder be substituted with more oat flour?
See the notes in the recipe card!
Looks yummy! can they be made without protein powder? Thank you!
Yes, see the notes in the recipe card. I hope you try them and love them!
These are soooo good! I even messed up the oat flour/oatmeal ratio (wasn’t paying close attention to the recipe) and they still came out amazing! Perfect consistency (soft inside with a slight outer crunch). Don’t skip the sea salt sprinkle! Thanks, Maria. You’ve done it again!
YAY! I am so glad you tried them and loved them!
Wondering if a more chocolatey version could be made by eliminating the peanut butter. What would I need to add in?
Also it seems that most healthy baking includes mashed bananas. I find the taste too prominent and I’m not able to digest them. Is there a suitable substitute?
Fyi: This is my third attempt to leave a comment because the site keeps reloading. (This is a frequent problem I encounter.) I do not have this problem with other sites.
Thank you
PS your site is a frequent favorite to grab recipes. Yummy!
Hi Sharon, thank you! Sorry you had trouble commenting, I am looking into this. The peanut butter adds moisture, you can try almond butter that isn’t as strong in flavor, but I haven’t tried it without nut butter. Instead of banana you can try pumpkin puree or applesauce. You can always add more chocolate chips too!
These cookies check off all the right boxes subtly sweet, satisfying chewy texture, combined with the world’s best combination chocolate and banana!
Thank you Maria, will definitely be making again.
I am obsessed! Glad you love them too!