Cottage Cheese Cookies

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Learn how to make cottage cheese cookies with chocolate chips in them. This is a little different cookie than a classic homemade chocolate chip cookie. They are less sweet and fluffier and have more protein in them. If you are looking for something to make with that container of cottage cheese you seem to be avoiding in your fridge then make this awesome chocolate chip cottage cheese cookie recipe.

Ingredients

To make this easy cookie recipe you need a handful of simple everyday ingredients:

• Flour – Use normal all-purpose flour also known as plain flour.
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Butter – I always use unsalted butter but you can use salted butter too. If you do, just reduce the amount of added salt in half.
• Brown sugar – Light or dark brown sugar will work.
• White sugar
• Vanilla extract
• Egg
• Cottage cheese – I use the 4% whole milk big chunk cottage cheese. Remember to blend it first!
• Chocolate chips – I love using milk chocolate chips, but dark chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips work great too.
• Nuts – If you like nuts in your cookies you can add chopped walnuts or pecans if you like.

Equipment

• Bowl
• Spoon
• Whisk
• Mixer, optional
• Sheet pan or cookie sheet
• Silicone baking mat or parchment paper

How to make chocolate chip cottage cheese cookies at home

Begin by preheating the oven to 350°F or 176°C. Add the cottage cheese to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Technically, you can use the cottage cheese unblended, but you will get little chunks of the cheese in your cookies.

Add the flour, salt, and baking soda to a medium bowl and whisk until combined. Or if you like, sift those ingredients together into the bowl.

In a large bowl cream together the softened butter and the sugars. Use a mixer or you can do it by hand with a sturdy spoon.

Then add the vanilla extract and the egg and mix until combined. Pour in the blended cottage cheese and mix.

Now finish the cottage cheese cookie dough by adding the dry ingredients a little at a time until all are incorporated.

Bake the cookies

Use a cookie scoop or two spoons and spoon out around a heaping tablespoon of cookie dough and place it on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Space the cookies about 2 inches apart. You should be able to get 12 cookies on a standard size baking sheet or cooking sheet.

Bake one sheet of cookies at a time at 350°F or 176°C for 10 to 14 minutes until lightly golden brown and puffy. Allow them to cool for a few minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool the rest of the way. Then serve, enjoy!

Here is another cottage cheese dessert recipe you may like: Cottage Cheese Ice Cream.

How long do chocolate chip cottage cheese cookies last?

They will last about a week at room temperature in an airtight container and about 2 weeks in the fridge. After that, they should be frozen. Once frozen, they will last a few months.

Can I make these cookies gluten-free?

Sure! Just use a standard 1:1 gluten-free flour mix in place of the all-purpose flour if you want to make them gluten-free.

Here are other cookie recipes that you may enjoy:

Cool Whip Cookies

Apple Pie Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

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