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Have you heard of the viral edible cottage cheese cookie dough? I had to make it, and it was so good! It is made with cottage cheese as the main ingredient. Loaded with protein, and makes for a great snack or dessert.
Another edible cookie dough that is made without cottage cheese is my healthy edible cookie dough recipe.
Recipe Overview
I am always hesitant to try out viral TikTok recipes. I have tried quite a few of them, and they were complete failures. But this cottage cheese edible cookie dough recipe was surprisingly good. Sound revolting, right? But I promise it’s good! 😍 My kids rated it a 10/10. They had it with some crackers.
What I think 🧐
So, I am more of a salt girl and prefer savory things over sweet things. But I did like this cookie dough, primarily made with cottage cheese, and so you can guess it is going to be a high-protein treat. The kids had them with graham crackers. It takes about 5 minutes to get your ingredients ready and another 5 minutes to put it together. Easy peasy.
If you are a cookie dough fan, then you will love these oatmeal cookie dough bites and these Cookie dough overnight oats.
Ingredients you will need
Below is a list of ingredients you will need to make this recipe. Full measurements are listed further down below in the recipe card.
- Low-fat cottage cheese
- Almond flour
- Maple syrup or honey
- Vanilla extract
- Whey protein powder: vanilla-flavored
- Chocolate chips: any kind works.
Substitutions
- Using any protein powder, plant-based, will also work.
- Almond flour: If you do not have almond flour, use coconut flour or oat flour.
- Cottage cheese: full-fat also works. You can use either a small curd or a large curd.
- Sweetener: The recipe calls for maple syrup; you can use honey or agave.
How to make cottage cheese cookie dough
Step 1: In a blender, add cottage cheese, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Blend until smooth.
Step 2: Pour the blended cottage cheese into a dish or bowl.
Step 3: Add the protein powder and almond flour over the cottage cheese mixture.
Step 4: Mix well to combine.
Step 5: Add the chocolate chips to the dough.
Step 6: Using a spoon or spatula mix to combine.
Tips from my kitchen
Recipe Tips
- Depending on how much you blend the cottage cheese, I have noticed that you may need to add another 1/4 cup of almond flour or protein powder if the consistency of the dough is a bit too mushy.
- You can store it in the fridge for a bit to set before serving.
- I do not recommend freezing, but it stores well in the fridge for up to 5 days.
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Pin ItFrequently asked questions
If your cookie dough is too runny, add 1-2 tablespoons of whatever flour you are using at a time and mix until you get the consistency you are looking for.
If your cookie dough is too runny, then you added too much liquid or in this case, too much cottage cheese and not enough flour. Just add in more flour and mix again.
You can either add in more flour or cover it and let it sit in the fridge for 30-45 minutes to settle in and absorb all the excess liquid.
More Cottage cheese recipes
- Cottage Cheese Bread
- Fluffy Cottage Cheese Pancakes
- Cottage Cheese Chips
- Berries Cottage Cheese Ice cream
- Herbed Cottage Cheese Dip
- Cottage Cheese Wrap
- Cottage Cheese Bagels
Viral Cottage Cheese Edible Cookie Dough
Video
Equipment
- Blender
Ingredients
- 1 pound low-fat cottage cheese , one tub or 16 ounce
- 2¼ Cup Almond flour
- ¼ cup maple syrup, or honey
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup protein powder, vanilla-flavored
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a blender, add the 1 pound low-fat cottage cheese , ¼ cup maple syrup, and 2 tsp vanilla extract. Blend for 1-2 minutes until smooth.
- Pour the blended cottage cheese into a large bowl or dish.
- Next, add the ½ cup protein powder and 2¼ Cup Almond flour over the blended cottage cheese. Using a spatula, mix well to combine.
- Fold in the 1 cup dark chocolate chips and gently mix again to combine.
- Serve and enjoy as is or with crackers.
Notes
- You may use low-fat or full-fat cottage cheese.
- If you do not want to use maple syrup, you can use honey or agave.
- Instead of almond flour, you can use oat flour or coconut flour.
- Sugar-free chocolate chips will keep the sugar low.
- I got 2.5 cups of cookie dough. The serving size is 1/4 cup.
- You can store whatever you do not use in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Is the serving size really 1/4 cup?
Yes. I measured a total of 2.5 cups. It was a lot.
Awesome and so good
Awesome
Amazing recipe
Wow!
So good! Never thought I can mix cottage cheese and the other goodies to make a delicious protein snack!
Not too sweet and not too bland.. Yummy!
Gonna share with some of my clients… Thank you Rena!
❤️ Kristi
Amazing! So glad you loved it.
Why not mix everything but the chocolate chips in the blender?
You don’t want to over-process it, especially with the almond flour.
It was so delicious!!