Added Protein Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies With Some Special Swaps

Classic Protein Version + Lower-Sugar Option

If you love a crispy and chewy bakery style chocolate chip cookie but want a little more nutritional upside, this recipe gives you two options:

• Added Protein Version – higher protein, same classic sugar profile
• Protein + Swerve Version – lower sugar, lower carbs, fewer calories

Both versions keep the same soft and gooey chocolate center. The added protein cookie has the same snappy texture as a regular recipe would have, while the protein + Swerve version is slightly cakier with less snap.

Both recipes make 8 cookies.

 

Ingredients

Base Ingredients (for both versions)

• ½ stick (56g) butter, softened
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
• 25g egg (about half a large egg, lightly beaten)
• 80g all purpose flour
• 11g vanilla whey protein powder
• 11g vanilla casein protein powder
• 0% plain Greek yogurt (see amounts below)
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ⅛ tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 99g semi sweet chocolate chips

 

Choose Your Version

Protein Version (Higher Protein, Regular Sugar)

• 58g granulated sugar
• 53g brown sugar
• 15g 0% Greek yogurt

Protein + Swerve Version (Lower Sugar)

• 58g granulated Swerve
• 53g brown sugar Swerve
• 20g 0% Greek yogurt

(The extra yogurt helps balance moisture since Swerve doesn’t retain water like real sugar.)

 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a bowl, cream softened butter with your sugar (or Swerve) until light and fluffy.
3. To the creamed sugar, add in vanilla, egg, and Greek yogurt until smooth.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, whey, casein, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
5. Add dry ingredients into wet and mix until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
6. Refrigerate for a minimum for 30 minutes.
7. When ready to bake, divide the dough into 8 equal balls. Slightly flatten the tops.
8. Bake for 9.5 minutes on the dot. The protein version will be pale, and slightly cracked, while the edges of the protein + Swerve version will have browned edges.
9. Let rest on the pan for 5–10 minutes before transferring. They’ll firm up as they cool.

 

Nutrition Per Cookie (1 of 8)

Protein Version

• 237 calories
• 5g protein
• 27g carbs
• 13g fat

Protein + Swerve Version

• 182 calories
• 5g protein
• 15g carbs
• 13g fat

 

What’s the Difference?

• The Protein Version keeps the classic cookie flavor and texture, just with added protein.
• The Protein + Swerve Version cuts just over 50 calories and nearly halves the carbs per cookie.
• Fat stays similar in both since butter and chocolate chips are still the main drivers.
• Alternatively, you could use sugar free chocolate chips to reduce fat even more.

If you’re optimizing macros, swapping sugar makes a bigger impact than adding protein powder— but combining both gives you the best balance of taste and nutritional improvement. While sugar is an important ingredient for overall snap & crispness, the Swerve swap makes a good cookie (albeit thicker & cakier, especially if you're watching your sugar intake).