Add nutrition and new flavors to your healthy morning routine with these high-protein breakfast cookies. Tasting like your favorite chai tea, these delicious make-ahead cookies each contain 15 grams of protein from high-quality sources, including whey protein powder, eggs, yogurt, and nut butter. Make your mornings easier by preparing a batch of these grab-and-go cookies today!

Ingredients for Chai Spice Protein Breakfast Cookies

- Rolled oats - Whey protein powder – Choose high-quality whey protein powder without low-calorie or artificial sweeteners. - Creamy almond butter or peanut butter – Alternatively, use any favorite nut or seed butter, such as cashew butter or tahini; a drizzly consistency is best. - Pure maple syrup – You may substitute with another natural sweetener, such as honey. - Eggs - Vanilla extract - Ripe banana - Plain Greek yogurt – You may use 2% or whole milk Greek yogurt. - Chai spices – You'll need ground ginger, cinnamon, fine salt, allspice, nutmeg, cardamom, and cloves. - Shredded coconut - Cashews – Use raw or roasted whole cashews or cashew halves; pecans or almonds can be substituted. - Ground flaxseed – Optional; chia seeds can be used as an alternative.

For the Optional Icing Drizzle:

- Powdered sugar - Milk – Use dairy or dairy-free milk, or substitute with water. - Vanilla extract - Cinnamon – Nutmeg can be used as an alternative.

How to Make These High-Protein Breakfast Cookies

These breakfast cookies are quick to make and a simple, healthy option for meal prep breakfasts that are ready when you need them. Here are the basic steps: 1. Preheat the oven and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. 2. Combine the dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl, stir together the oats and protein powder. 3. Add the wet ingredients, including the nut butter, syrup, eggs, mashed banana, and yogurt. 4. Stir in the chai spices and mix-ins. Add all of the spices to the cookie dough and stir until incorporated. Finally, mix in the cashews and shredded coconut. 5. Bake the cookies. Divide the dough into 10 mounds, 5 per baking sheet, and bake for 10 minutes. 6. Add the optional icing drizzle. If desired, top the cooled cookies with a quick icing drizzle made from powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. For serving size and complete directions with ingredient amounts, scroll down to the recipe card below. All of our recipes include a nutrition analysis, listing calories (kcals), total fat, saturated fat, protein, carbohydrates (carbs), fiber, sugar, sodium, cholesterol, and more per serving.

Recipe Highlights: Chai Protein Breakfast Cookies

There’s a lot to love about these healthy breakfast cookies, including: - Each large cookie boasts 15 grams of protein from real-food sources, including whey protein powder, nut butter, eggs, and Greek yogurt. - These chewy, loaded oatmeal cookies are make-ahead friendly for easier mornings. - Make a batch of 10 large breakfast cookies in 35 minutes, start to finish. - A fun and new solution for healthy meal prep breakfast recipes. Pair a cookie with a cup of yogurt or a piece of fruit and be out the door in minutes.