Name: No-Bake Sugar Cookie Protein Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 128g (4 Scoops) Sugar Cookie Whey/Casein Blend Protein (or vanilla- see notes); 60g Oat Flour; 60g Sugar Substitute (or regular sugar); 70g Light Butter / Butter Spread (I use Country Crock Original); 2 tsp Vanilla Extract; 2 Tbsp Sugar-Free Syrup or sticky sweetener of choice; Pinch of Salt; 12g Rainbow Sprinkles; 60g White Chocolate Chips; 1 tsp Oil (Coconut Oil works great)

215 Calories

10g Fat

16g Carbs

17g Protein

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If there is anything better in this world than edible cookie dough, I haven’t found it.

So let’s take it one step further. Let’s combine the experience of eating cookie dough with the macros of a protein bar.

Introducing: soft, buttery, decadent Sugar Cookie Dough Protein Bars!

These no-bake protein bars capture everything you love about sugar cookies, providing the perfect balance of smooth butter flavor and sweetness.

Plus, these protein bars pack 17 grams of protein each, making them the ultimate post-workout snack or on-the-go breakfast treat.

And the best part? They’re incredibly easy to make. With just a few simple ingredients and a little bit of chill time, you’ll have a batch of these soft, chewy protein bars ready to go in no time.

Ingredients for the Perfect Sugar Cookie Dough Protein Bars

The star of the show is the protein powder, and we are using PEScience’s newest Sugar Cookie Whey/Casein blend protein powder here.

If you’ve made any of my other recipes before, you know I exclusively use PEScience protein powder. Not only does a whey/casein blend work best in most recipes, but the flavors are always on point, and sugar cookie is no exception (don’t forget that you can use the code “MATT” if you want to save money on any PEScience products).

Want to make these sugar cookie bars without this specific protein powder? No worries! Vanilla protein powder works great too, I just recommend sticking with a whey/casein blend.

To create the perfect cookie dough base, we’ll also be using oat flour, sugar substitute (or regular sugar if you prefer), light butter or butter spread (I love using Country Crock Original), vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt.

For the white chocolate coating and topping, all you need are some white chocolate chips and a tiny bit of oil (coconut oil works great) to help thin out the chocolate for easy drizzling. I love the aesthetic of the white chocolate, and the bottom layer makes these much easier to hold, but you can leave the white chocolate out all together if you’re looking to save some calories and carbs.

Without the added white chocolate, each protein bar contains just 165 calories and still has 17 grams of protein.

How to Make Sugar Cookie Dough Protein Bars

Now that we’ve got our ingredients ready, let’s dive into how to make these incredible protein bars.

First, we’ll mix together the oat flour, sugar substitute, and salt in a large bowl. Then, we’ll add in the butter, vanilla extract, and syrup, mixing until a thick paste forms.

Next, we’ll add in the protein powder and mix until a thick cookie dough forms. Don’t worry if it takes a minute or two to come together – that’s totally normal!

Why add the protein powder last? In all my experiments through the years, I’ve discovered that the order of ingredients can make a big difference in some cases. With no-bake recipes, the protein powder acts as a thickener and absorbs a lot of the liquid, and I’ve had much better results adding it after the wet ingredients.

Once your cookie dough is mixed, fold in the sprinkles and pop the bowl in the fridge for an hour. This will help the dough firm up and make it easier to shape into bars.

After the dough has chilled, place it on some parchment paper and form it into a rectangle. The size is totally up to you, but I like to make 6 good-sized protein bars out of this recipe.

The above photo is from my chocolate chip cookie dough version, but the process remains the same!

Using a pizza cutter or butter knife, slice your rectangle into 6 even bars. Now it’s time for the fun part: the white chocolate coating.

Melt your white chocolate chips with a teaspoon of oil in the microwave, stirring every 15 seconds to prevent burning. Then, coat one side of each protein bar with the melted chocolate. You can either dip them or use a spoon to spread the chocolate on top.

Let the white chocolate harden for a minute or two, then flip the bars over and drizzle the remaining white chocolate on top for a pretty finish.

Pop your sugar cookie dough protein bars in the fridge to keep them firm, and you’re done!

Want to save calories? While each of these sugar cookie dough protein bars contains similar macros to the average protein bar (215 calories and 17 grams of protein), you can save calories by leaving out the white chocolate.

To take it one step further, you can even form these into small cookies! If you go that route, you can make 12 no-bake sugar cookies, each with only 80 calories and 8.5g protein.

More High-Protein Sugar Cookie Recipes to Explore

If you’re going to pick up some sugar cookie protein powder, I’ll help you put it to good use!

First up, you’ll never go wrong enjoying a bowl of edible protein sugar cookie dough.

If you love cookie dough but need some help in the portion-control department, check out of my cut-out sugar cookie dough recipe.

Of course, we can’t neglect classic sugar cookies. My low-calorie sugar cookie recipe is one of my all-time favorites!

And if that’s not enough for you, I’ve got tons of additional protein cookie recipes here on my site, and the sugar cookie-flavored protein powder would work great in virtually all of them!