Best Protein Cookies (2025): Boost Your Protein Intake With a Sweet Treat

Naked Nutrition frequently appears in our nutrition guides, such as our guides to the best natural pre-workout and the best pea protein.

Nicole Davis, GGR’s Head of Content, tried the Naked Cookies, says she didn’t care for them on the first try, but admits, “I think I set the bar too high. I came back to them a few weeks later and I changed my mind. They don’t necessarily taste like a regular, not-healthy chocolate chip cookie, but they’re not bad for a healthy swap.”

“They taste healthy and a bit nutty,” she says, adding that they “aren’t super sweet, and you don’t get any artificial notes like in some other options. I will finish the box of these probably!”

Overall, she gave the flavor a 4 out of 5.

Naked Cookies are gluten-free soft-baked cookies with 10 grams of grass-fed whey protein. They are nearly sugar-free, with just 1 gram of sugar per cookie. The allulose (a derivative of fructose), the sugar alcohol erythritol, monk fruit extract, and stevia extract pick up the slack to create sweetness. They’re also soy-free and non-GMO, so they are suitable for many different diet types.

The ingredients list is relatively thin and simple, with whey protein being the very first ingredient. Other ingredients include defatted almond flour, palm kernel oil, chocolate chips, almond butter, corn fiber, vegetable glycerin, and cassava flour. 

They have a really great texture, Nicole says, with “real dark chocolate chips that melt in your mouth, which is a nice, cookie-like touch.”

For the texture, Nicole gives these a 4.5 out of 5.

“The Complete Cookie” is kind of a misnomer because I wouldn’t say that these cookies provide complete nutrition. However, they are a consistently good snack that comes in many flavors and offers much more protein than a typical sweet baked good. 

These cookies are massive—one cookie is actually two servings according to the label, so be aware if you’re tracking macros or in a calorie deficit to lose weight. The product information online says they contain 16 grams of protein per cookie, which means you’re only getting 8 grams if you eat one serving. 

Kate Meier, CPT, USAW-L1, CF-L1, says her family loves Lenny & Larry’s cookies as a protein snack. “We have tried Chocolate Chip and Double Chocolate, and they are very cookie-like: chewy, tasty, sweet,” she says. 

“There is that distinct protein-y taste you get in any ‘healthy’ protein treat, but it’s not very strong and not at all a turn-off,” she explains. Overall, she scores the flavor 4 out of 5. They’re good enough to sneak more protein into her kids’ diets, so we call that a win!

She also noted that her family didn’t experience any side effects, giving the cookies 4.5 out of 5 for side effects and digestibility.

The Complete Cookies are quite high in carbohydrates and sugar, with 59 grams and 25 grams in one cookie, respectively. They do contain 10 grams of fiber, bringing the net carb number down to 49 grams per cookie—still far too high for any keto dieters. (These numbers may vary slightly depending on the flavor.)

These cookies are certified vegan. The protein blend contains vital wheat gluten, pea protein, and rice protein.

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You may be familiar with Quest Bars, but did you know that Quest Nutrition makes protein cookies, too? These keto-friendly cookies contain the sugar alcohol erythritol to keep the sugar content low, plus substantial fiber to bring the net carb content down.

The 15 to 16 grams of protein come from a blend of milk protein isolate and whey protein isolate, so these aren’t suitable for people with dairy sensitivities or who follow a vegan diet. 

Nicole Davis, CPT, PN1-NC, says she wanted to like these but couldn’t get over the taste of stevia—particularly the aftertaste. “I actually chose this flavor (Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip) because I thought it would taste the least artificial of all of them; at least that’s how I normally find peanut butter-flavored things to be. But I just am not a fan of this one.”

She gives the flavor 3 out of 5 stars.

However, the texture is a bit better than the taste and earns 4 out of 5 stars: It’s soft and chewy, with chocolate chips and real peanut chunks.

However, If you tend to have digestive problems after consuming stevia, Nicole advises you to take care with the Quest protein cookies.

In sum, Nicole says that for 220 calories and 16 grams of protein, she’d rather eat a regular cookie and have a protein shake on the side. But, “I’d try another flavor of these, just to see if I chose wrong,” she says.

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If you’re looking for a cookie with a high protein content, CTRL Protein Cookies are a great choice. Each cookie contains 15 grams of protein, including 4 grams of collagen, along with whey protein concentrate.

The cookies are available in four unique flavors, and the one we tested had a soft yet crumbly texture.

Amanda Dvorak, CPT, CNC, and GGR’s Managing Editor, tested these cookies in the Peanut Butter Pieces flavor and gave them 3.5 out of 5 stars for flavor.

“The peanut butter flavor was really mild,” says Amanda. “I did like the little chunks of peanut butter throughout the cookie and the Reese’s Pieces on top.”

She also gave the texture a 3.5 out of 5, noting that the CTRL cookies are soft but very crumbly, so you might want to have a napkin nearby if you’re going to snack on these.

One common issue with protein cookies, and protein snacks in general, is the digestive stress. This can be due to high fiber or the use of sugar alcohols, but Amanda didn’t have any issues at all with CTRL Cookies, and gave them 5 out of 5 for digestibility and side effects.

Overall, these may not be the best-tasting protein cookies we’ve tried, but they’re quite high in protein, have transparent labeling, and don’t cause any digestive stress.

Our biggest callout is the price, as these cost $39.99 for a pack of 12 cookies. They’re also higher in sugar than similar competitors, with 11-13 grams of sugar depending on the flavor.

CTRL has addressed this by saying, “We get it, some people want to eat as little sugar as possible, and we support that. But let’s be real – we’re not trying to put our name on a cardboard-tasting protein product, there are already plenty of brands that do that.”

If you don’t mind the cost and a little extra sugar, CTRL protein cookies are worth a try.