No-bake Protein Breakfast Cookies that look and taste like a cinnamon roll. Packed with delicious ingredients and an optional white-chocolate drizzle.
author’s note
Cinnamon Rolls With A Side Of Gains!
I have been trying to reach for snacks with more protein (instead of always snacking on this white chocolate Chex mix), which is how these cookies started.
My sister texted me her favorite energy bite recipe and I could not stop thinking about how good it would be with a “cinnamon roll” twist. I kept the base simple, leaned into vanilla and cinnamon, and shaped the mix into flat little “protein breakfast cookies.”
The swirl is a quick white chocolate drizzle that sets up in minutes. I make a batch most Sundays. My boys inhale them, which is always my best taste test.
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Swaps / Tips |
|---|---|
| Almond butter | Any drippy nut or seed butter. Stir well. If thick, warm 10–15 seconds. |
| Pure maple syrup | Honey works. Start with a little less, then adjust. |
| Vanilla protein powder | Whey is softest. Plant protein may need a splash more maple. |
| Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes Buttermilk Mix | Swap half oat flour + half almond flour. Chill 20–30 minutes before shaping. |
| Ground cinnamon | Add a pinch more for stronger flavor. |
| White chocolate + coconut oil (optional) | Skip for less sweet. Greek yogurt chips work. Pipe with a tiny snip in the bag. |
How To Make Protein Breakfast Cookies
- Mix: Add almond butter, syrup, Kodiak mix, protein, vanilla, and spices to a bowl.
- Stir: Mix until a soft dough forms. If crumbly, add 1–2 tsp maple.
- Scoop & Flatten: Scoop 1-inch balls, then press into small cookies on a pan.
- Swirl: Melt chocolate with a little oil, stir in a pinch of cinnamon, and pipe a spiral.
- Set & Store: Let the swirl firm up, then chill.
Storage
Allow the white chocolate to harden at room temperature. Then cover cookies tightly and store in the fridge or freezer. Place them in small airtight bags in the freezer and transfer a bag at a time to the fridge to enjoy. Cookies will last up to 2 weeks in the fridge and up to 3 months in the freezer.
More Filling Snack Recipes:
Shakes And Smoothies
Chocolate Protein Shake
Muffins And Quick Breads
Healthy Blueberry Muffin Recipe
Desserts
Protein Cookie Dough
Protein Breakfast Cookies
Video
Equipment
- Hand mixer or wooden spoon
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2/3 cup + 1 tablespoon Kodiak Cakes Power Cakes Buttermilk Mix
- 1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut oil
- 1/16 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the almond butter, maple syrup, Kodiak mix, protein powder, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and salt. Mix well with a hand mixer or a wooden spoon.
- Use a 1-inch cookie scoop to measure out the dough; you should get around 40 balls. You can stop here and enjoy these as protein bites or keep going to make the cookies.
- Press the balls flat and form into a small cookie shape. Place on a parchment-paper-lined sheet pan.
- Optional White Chocolate Drizzle: In a small bowl, combine white chocolate chips and coconut oil (measure when melted). Microwave in bursts of 15 seconds, until melted and smooth. Stir in the ground cinnamon. Transfer to a small, resealable plastic bag and cut a tiny tip off the end corner. Pipe a swirl on top of all the cookies.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Cookies for breakfast, sign me up!! Chelsea these look so delicious, I need to make these ASAP! Thanks for sharing, pinned 🙂
These are so great! I love no bake cookies, and with a little extra protein, how could you go wrong?
Thank you Sarah!!
I am so on board with cookies for breakfast!! They look amazing! I love the swirl of icing!
Haha I wish skinny jeans would let us eat lots of cookies for breakfast 🙂 Thanks so much Cate!
Does anyone have a calorie count on the no bake breakfast cookies?
If you make 10 cookies out of this recipe each one will be 136 calories 🙂
SUCH a good idea, and a great use of protein powder. I’m one of those people who needs sweet things for breakfast, so I always struggle with how to make a healthy eat in the morning.
I’m totally the same way! Thanks Shikha!
Cookies for breakfast… especially when they taste like cinnamon rolls… just too good!
Haha they are my new favorite! Thank you Marie 🙂
Amazing. Again, more reasons we need to be neighbors 🙂
Um yes Beth we do because I’m seriously craving those mini cheesecakes you posted! 🙂
This is too good to be true!! How can anyone not want breakfast cookies?!?
Haha totally agree with you! Thanks Todd
I am a big fan of anything cinnamon and love the sound of these no-bake cookies! Love how fast they are to make and my skinny jeans will definitely be thanking you twenty-eight or maybe a gazillion times too 🙂
Haha! Thanks so much Kelly! 🙂
WHOA. I’m pretty enamored with these. If I COULD, I would eat cinnamon rolls daily, but obviously can’t because, skinny jeans…so these cookies it is!
Haha exactly! Cookies instead of cinnamon rolls will have to do 🙂 And they are pretty dang good!