# Cottage Cheese Choc Chunk Cookies

A healthier, higher-protein version of bakery-style chocolate chunk cookies made with cottage cheese, offering a soft center and crisp edges.

- Servings: 10 servings
- Total time: 78 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.66 cup Low fat cottage cheese
- 1 Tbsp Vanilla extract
- 0.25 cup Sugar free maple syrup
- 0.25 cup Light butter
- 0.25 cup Brown monkfruit sweetener
- 1 large egg
- 0.75 cup All purpose flour
- 1 scoop Vanilla protein powder
- 0.5 tsp Baking soda
- 0.5 tsp Baking powder
- 0.5 tsp Salt
- 0.5 cup Dark chocolate chips

## Instructions

1. Blend cottage cheese, vanilla and maple syrup until completely smooth.
2. Whisk melted butter and brown sweetener together for 1 minute.
3. Add egg and blended cottage cheese mix, beat for 30 seconds.
4. Add flour, protein powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt, mix until just combined.
5. Fold through the chocolate chips.
6. Chill dough for 60 minutes (very important).
7. Preheat oven to 165°C, 325°F.
8. Scoop into 10 large cookies.
9. Bake 16 to 18 minutes until golden (you may need to shape these when they come out).
10. Cool before eating.

## Equipment

- oven

## Tips

- Shape the cookies right as they come out of the oven for perfect edges.
- Adding flaky salt is a requirement.
- Chill dough for 60 minutes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU9eMFuE2h7/?igsh=NzE2cHZxODBuYmxp
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e920b7c4-307f-47e7-9573-6d15ad460d2d
- Extracted: 2026-02-21

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