Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough

Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough is a simple and delicious treat that went viral on social media!  This high-protein sweet snack can be customized with your favorite flavors, just like eating cookie dough with a spoon!

Love healthy cottage cheese recipes? Also try my Cottage Cheese Ranch dip, Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl, and Cottage Cheese Queso Dip.

Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough recipe

Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough is legit delicious and the perfect edible cookie dough.  First created by Jake Cohen on TikTok, this healthy treat has been blowing up on social media.  If you've heard about it and are looking to try it at home, I've got everything you need, including the full recipe and step-by-step instructions to make and enjoy this delicious dish.  Plus, one essential trick to make sure you get that tasty cookie dough consistently!

It tastes like eating real cookie dough with a spoon, but this guilt-free treat is low-carb, gluten-free, and high-protein, made with cottage cheese.

It's easier and better than baking a batch of chocolate chip cookies, and you don't have to feel bad eating the dough, because there are no raw ingredients in this!  Plus, you can't beat the protein content.

Cottage cheese was once an underused ingredient, but over the past few years, I have used blended cottage cheese in all sorts of delicious dips and recipes!  If you haven't jumped on the train yet, start with this one and try my Cottage Cheese, Banana Bread, Cottage Cheese Brownies, Cottage Cheese Ranch dip, Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl, and Cottage Cheese Queso Dip.

Why You'll Love this Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough recipe...

• This Cottage Cheese High Protein Cookie Dough is easy to make!  No oven needed.
• It's a healthy way to enjoy cookie dough. No raw eggs here.
• It's packed with protein.  You get the protein from the cottage cheese, plus a boost from your favorite protein powder.
• It's dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan!
• It's made with mostly pantry staples and simple ingredients.
• It makes a great healthy, sweet snack that's perfect for sweet cravings.
• It's kid-friendly and great for adults.
• If you've been wanting to try some of these more creative cottage cheese recipes, this is a great place to start!

Ingredients:

Here's an overview of what you'll need to make this Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough, but keep scrolling for the full recipe amounts.

• Cottage Cheese: Cottage cheese is a mild fresh cheese that's made by adding acid to warm milk.  Its flavor is so mild that you can transform it into so many things.  You can use whole milk or low-fat cottage cheese for this, depending on your dietary preferences, but the whole milk cottage cheese gives the dough a creamier texture.  You can also use small curd cottage cheese or large-curd cottage cheese.
• Maple Syrup: You'll need a sweetener to give this dough a cookie-like taste.  You can use maple syrup, honey, or agave nectar.
• Vanilla Extract: Vanilla extract is a key ingredient to give the dough that rich cookie flavor.
• Almond Flour: Almond flour is a great gluten-free flour for this cookie dough because it doesn't need to be heated to kill germs.  It's just ground-up almonds into a powder.  You can usually find it near the regular flour in the grocery store or buy it here.  If you need this to be nut free, you can also use oats or oat flour or coconut flour.
•  Vanilla Protein Powder: If you are looking for a high-protein recipe, adding protein powder is a great way to boost this snack's nutrient content.  If you don't use or like protein powder, you can substitute an equal amount of almond flour.
• Chocolate Chips: Use your favorite type of chocolate chips, including mini chocolate chips.

Instructions:

This is an overview of the instructions for making this Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough, but the full, detailed printable recipe is below in the recipe card.

1. In a food processor or blender, blend the cottage cheese, maple syrup, and vanilla extract.  Do not add the almond flour and protein powder in this cottage cheese mixture now, or you will end up with more of an icing texture than cookie dough.
2. With a spoon, fold in the dry ingredients, the almond flour and vanilla protein powder into the creamy base.  Do not mix it in the food processor; instead, fold it in by hand to achieve the cookie dough texture. 
3. Next, fold in the chocolate chips.  You can eat it immediately or let it chill or store for meal prep.
4. Serve in a bowl with a spoon or as a sweet dessert dip for a protein boost.  You can even make cookie dough bites with it.

Variations

I love this Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough as written, but here are some fun variations.

• Make it Strawberry: Use strawberry protein powder and fresh strawberries.
• Make it Peanut Butter: Use peanut butter protein powder and stir in a swirl of real peanut butter, sunflower seed butter, or almond butter for a nutty flavor.
• Double Chocolate: Use chocolate protein powder.

Other Mix-Ins:

I love the classic cookie dough flavors, but you can swap in any mix-ins you like.  If it tastes good in a cookie, it will most likely taste good in this. Here are some more ideas.

• Peanut Butter Chips
• Cranberries
• White Chocolate Chips
• Chopped Up Nuts - peanuts, pecans, walnuts, macadamia nuts
• Mini M & Ms

FAQ

Can you bake cottage cheese cookie dough?

As written, this will not work as a baked cookie.  You'd need to add some oil, like coconut or melted butter, to give it enough moisture to hold together in the oven.

Can you make cottage cheese cookie dough without protein powder?

Yes! You can swap out the protein powder for additional almond flour.  You might need to add a bit more maple syrup and vanilla extract because the protein powder is flavored, where the almond flour is not.

What if my cookie dough is too liquidy?

Add more almond flour or protein powder to thicken it back up.  Also make sure you stir in the flour and protein powder by hand, and not add it into the food processor, or it will all come out liquidy.

Can I make cottage cheese cookie dough with regular flour?

No, regular flour needs to be baked or heated to not be considered raw.  If you make it with regular flour, you will be eating raw flour.

Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough is a Unique Snack

I love this Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough mixture for being a unique, sweet, and healthy snack or even a post-workout treat.  It makes for a bite of cookie-dough heaven and hits the sweet tooth with a big glass of milk!  If you love cookie dough as I do, you'll have to try this! Or if you love healthy desserts with a high protein twist, this one is for you.

It's spectacular how it all comes together and tastes like eating traditional cookie dough with a spoon! No need to actually bake cookies. This recipe is a true life hack for the healthy foodie.

Cottage cheese is HUGE in the food world right now!  If you love the idea of creating unique recipes with it! Give some of these a try too.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.

More Healthy Cottage Cheese Recipes:

• Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip
• Cottage Cheese Pizza Bowl
• Cottage Cheese Queso Dip
• Egg Bites with Cottage Cheese
• Cottage Cheese Smoothie
• Cottage Cheese Tuna Salad
• Cottage Cheese Egg Salad
• Cottage Cheese Egg Bake
• Cottage Cheese Alfredo
• Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowls

More Dessert Dips to Try:

• Chocolate Hummus
• Healthy Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip
• Dark Chocolate Greek Yogurt Dip

If you make this Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough, I’d love to hear what you think! Leave a comment and a star rating ★ below. Make sure to follow me on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook too!

Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough

Julie Wunder

Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough is a simple and delicious treat that went viral on social media!  This high-protein sweet snack can be customized with your favorite flavors and tastes just like eating cookie dough with a spoon!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course American

Cuisine Amercian

Servings 8

Calories 368 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 pound cottage cheese
• ¼ cup maple syrup
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups almond flour
• ½ cup vanilla protein powder
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• In a food processor, blend the cottage cheese, maple syrup and vanialla extract together.
  
• With a spoon, fold in the almond flour and vanilla protein powder.
  
• Next, fold in the chocolate chips.
  
• Serve in a bowl with a spoon or as a sweet dessert dip.

Notes

Storage & Leftovers

Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

 

Freezing

You can freeze cottage cheese cookie dough by scooping it into bite sized balls and putting it in the freezer.  It should freeze for three months.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 17gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.001gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.04gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 245mgPotassium: 129mgFiber: 4gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 55IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 179mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough

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