Cottage Cheese Cookies with chocolate chips are high protein, delicious and easy to make. With only 6 ingredients, you can make this recipe any day of the week.
Satisfy your sweet craving with these tasty Cottage Cheese Cookies. Don’t let this name fool you. They are loaded with chocolate and absolutely delicious for the best snack.
I was really impressed with how they turned out. The cookies are sweet enough to be dessert but healthy enough to be breakfast and gluten-free! While you have the cottage cheese out, try Cottage Cheese Brownies for another yummy oven baked dessert.
Our entire family also loves Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough.
What's in this post: Cottage Cheese Cookies
Why We Love This
It is such a tasty way to enjoy chocolate chip cookies without all the unhealthy ingredients. They don’t take much time to make, and they turn out really great.
Each bite is packed with decadent chocolate chips. You get so much protein in each bite from the cottage cheese and protein powder.
Ingredients
- Cottage Cheese. Whole fat cottage cheese has the best flavor in these cookies.
- Large Egg. It needs to be room temperature.
- Monk Fruit Sweetener. This works really well for baking.
- Almond Flour. This grain free flour makes the cookies soft and delicious.
- Vanilla Protein Powder. Adds more protein into the cookies and vanilla flavor. I used plant based organic protein powder.
- Sugar Free Chocolate Chips. I like to use Lily’s because they are sweetened with Stevia, but you can use what you prefer. Dark chocolate chips taste great too.
Get the complete list of ingredients at the bottom of the page.
Substitutions
- Sugar. You can try using maple syrup or honey as a substitute.
- Nuts. Swap the chocolate chips with nuts such as walnuts, pecans or almonds.
Step By Step Instructions
- Step 1. First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Step 2. Use a blender or food processor to combine the cottage cheese and egg. Blend until completely smooth. Add the cottage cheese mixture into a mixing bowl.
Step 3. Then mix in the sweetener, almond flour and protein powder. Stir until combined.
Step 4. Carefully fold in the chocolate chips. This needs to be done by hand.
Step 5. Form the cookie dough into balls. I like to use a medium cookie scoop (2 tablespoons) to easily do this. Place on baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until the edges are slightly golden brown.
Step 6. Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes. Then move to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 7. Serve on a platter and enjoy.
Storage
Store the cookies inside an airtight container up to 3 days. You can also store in the fridge up to 7 days. For longer storage, place inside a freezer container up to 3 months.
Pro Tips
- Good quality chocolate. With only a few ingredients, you will taste the difference in the type of chocolate you use. I used Lilly’s No Sugar Added Chocolate Chips.
- Texture of dough. Depending on the type of protein powder you use, you may need to add almond milk to thin it out or more almond flour to thicken it. I used a plant based protein that soaks up more moisture as compared to a whey based protein.
- Don’t overbake the cookies. They will continue to set and firm up as they cool.
Frequently Asked Questions
Feel free to use organic or any type you prefer. While reduced fat can be used, I think whole fat tastes the best. The cookies will be richer and have a better flavor.
You can use either a plant based protein or whey based protein. However, the consistency of the dough will be a little different depending on the type you use.
Plant based protein soaks up more moisture than whey based protein. If you use whey based, you may need to add almond milk to thin it out a little. The recipe was tested with plant based.
Cottage cheese is the main ingredient in this recipe. Swapping it would change the taste and texture. I can’t guarantee how it will turn out as we used cottage cheese.
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Give this recipe for Cottage Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies a try for a healthy treat that is so decadent. Once you try these Cookies, leave a comment and share your feedback.
Cottage Cheese Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Cottage Cheese
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/3 Cup Monk Fruit Sweetener
- 1 Cup Almond Flour
- 1/4 Cup Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1/4 Cup Sugar Free Chocolate Chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the cottage cheese and egg in a blender or food processor until combined and smooth.
- Pour the cottage cheese mixture into a bowl. Add the sweetener, almond flour and protein powder. Stir until combined.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Use a medium cookie scoop (2 tablespoons) and scoop the dough into balls.
- Place on the lined baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes until the edges are slightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool for 5 minutes and then move to a wire rack to cool completely. Then the cookies are ready to serve and enjoy!
The cookies turned out great. So yummy!