Description
Cottage Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, tender, and chocolatey cookies made with blended cottage cheese, almond flour, and simple pantry staples. This gluten-free recipe creates a high-protein twist on classic chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges, soft centers, and rich flavor in every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup 2% cottage cheese, blended smooth
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups almond flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and brown sugar until smooth and well combined.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract, then mix until fully incorporated.
- Use a hand blender or food processor to blend the cottage cheese until completely smooth.
- Add the blended cottage cheese to the wet mixture and stir well.
- Add the almond flour and baking powder, then mix until a soft dough forms.
- Fold in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Use a cookie scoop or spoon to drop balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them slightly apart.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies begin to turn golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet briefly before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For extra protein, add a scoop of vanilla protein powder and adjust the dough if needed.
- This recipe does not include added salt because cottage cheese often contains enough sodium already.
- You can use dark chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, or white chocolate chips depending on your preference.
- Other mix-ins such as chopped nuts, caramel bits, sprinkles, mini M&Ms, or chopped candy bars can be added.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature, or longer in the refrigerator or freezer.
- Blend the cottage cheese thoroughly for the smoothest texture in the finished cookies.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 176 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg