Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine the Kodiak Cakes mix, peanut butter, melted butter, maple syrup, and egg. Stir until well combined, then fold in the chocolate chips.
Portion the dough out in heaping tablespoons onto the baking sheet. Flatten slightly with the back of a fork, as these cookies will not spread when baking.
Bake for 8-11 minutes on the center rack, until the cookies no longer look moist on top. Let cool on the pan, then enjoy.
Notes
The dough will be a little crumbly but should hold together when scooped. If the dough seems too dry, it may be that you packed the pancake mix into the measuring cup. If that happens, add an extra tablespoon or two of peanut butter so the dough holds together.
If you’d like to reduce the sugar in this recipe, you can use no-added-sugar chocolate chips (like Lily’s dark chocolate baking chips) and a sugar-free maple syrup.
This recipe makes about 18 small-medium cookies or about 8-10 larger bakery-style cookies. The nutrition analysis below is based on 18 cookies.
Nutrition analysis (approximate per cookie): 129 calories, 8 g fat, 2.5 g saturated fat, 100 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1.5 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 5 g protein, Vitamin D: 0%, Calcium: 2%, Iron: 4%, Potassium: 3%