Here’s a simple, soft, and healthy Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough recipe—perfect for baking or even eating raw as a treat 🍪🧀
Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough
Ingredients (makes ~12 cookies)
- ½ cup cottage cheese (full-fat works best)
- ½ cup peanut butter or almond butter
- ⅓ cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup oats (rolled oats or quick oats)
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- Optional mix-ins: chocolate chips, raisins, chopped nuts, or coconut flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix wet ingredients
- In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, peanut butter, honey, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add dry ingredients
- Stir in oats and baking powder until a soft dough forms.
- Fold in any optional mix-ins.
- Shape cookies
- Scoop tablespoon-sized portions onto the baking sheet and flatten slightly.
- Bake
- 12–15 minutes, until edges are lightly golden.
- Let cool for 5 minutes on the tray, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Serve or store
- Enjoy warm or at room temperature.
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Tips
- For a no-bake version, skip baking and chill dough in the fridge for 30 minutes—delicious as soft cookie dough bites.
- Add texture: Mix in nuts, seeds, or mini chocolate chips.
- Lower sugar: Use stevia or reduce honey for fewer carbs.
If you want, I can also give a super soft, high-protein version that uses only 3 ingredients and is ready in 10 minutes.
Do you want me to do that?