Cottage Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies Gluten Free
Can't get enough of cottage cheese desserts? These Cottage Cheese Chocolate Chip Cookies will be your new favorite treat! With around 12 grams of protein per cookie, they're the perfect treat anytime you need a boost of protein in your day & are the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth with a healthy snack.
Equipment
- Blender or Food Processor
- Mixing Bowl
- Parchment Paper
- Cookie Scoop
Ingredients
- ¾ cup cottage cheese
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
- dark chocolate chips measure with your heart!
- 1 pinch sea salt optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit & prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- Mix the wet ingredients. In the bowl of a small food processor or blender add cottage cheese, maple syrup & vanilla extract and blend until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients. Using a silicone spatula or large spoon, transfer the batter into a large mixing bowl. Add almond flour, protein powder & a pinch of sea salt if desired and mix until well combined. If the batter is a bit runny, you can fix this by adding additional almond flour and/or protein powder.
- Add chocolate chips. Fold in the chocolate chips using the same spatula or spoon.
- Scoop cookies. Using a cookie scoop, scoop the dough into 6 cookie dough balls. Place cottage cheese cookie dough on a prepared baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Gently press each cookie dough ball down with your hand to flatten them into cookie shapes as these cookies will not spread while baking like regular cookies would.
- Bake. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes until the tops are golden brown. The cookies will be very soft to the touch, it's best to allow them to come to room temperature before enjoying.
Notes
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- Be sure to blend the cottage cheese first. To get the best texture you'll want to make sure that you blend the cottage cheese well so there are no clumps or thick curds.
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- Double the recipe for easy meal prep dessert.
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- If your cookie dough isn't quite thick enough, add more almond flour or protein powder until it reaches your desired texture.
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- Replace the chocolate chips with white chocolate chips if you're not much of a chocolate fan.
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- Enjoy the dough as it! This is edible cookie dough, so instead of baking it you can enjoy it as is!
- Store the cookies in an airtight container in the fridge. They will stay fresh for up to 5 days making these cookies a great recipe for your weekly meal prep.
- Calories: ~189 kcal
- Protein: ~10.7g
- Carbs: ~12.7g (Net Carbs: ~10.7g)
- Fat: ~11.8g
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