Enjoy a creamy and high-protein Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough that’s perfect for a guilt-free treat. This easy no-bake recipe is low in sugar, delicious, and packed with flavor!

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Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough is a nutritious and delectable snack that doubles up as post-workout food. It requires only six ingredients and is full of protein.

It has the same texture as cookie dough, thick and creamy but has a healthier twist to it. It may not taste exactly like normal cookie dough, but it is refreshing and nutritious and satisfy one’s sweet tooth.

Why you’ll love this Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough

If you are in search of a delicious and nutritious treat, then look no further! Here is why you will love this recipe:

Good For You: This is a great snack packed with healthy protein and fats that helps you satiate your hunger and therefore makes for great a between meal snack or even breakfast.

Quick & Easy to Prepare: The time taken for preparation is only a few minutes and requires only six ingredients.

Meal Prep Friendly: This shake does not taste or feel like a protein shake. It is fully prepared in seconds, kept in a container, and put in the fridge for later.

Ingredients

For making the delicious cottage cheese cookie dough, here is everything you will need to prepare.

Cottage Cheese: Any brand works, for any fat percentage will do. Just take the one that you enjoy the most.

Pure Honey: This natural sweetener gives cookies dough its wonderful taste.
Vanilla Extract: Helps enhance the classic cookie dough taste.
Almond Flour: Not to be confused with almond meal, this is what helps to perfect the texture of the dough.
PBfit Peanut Butter Powder: The peanut butter powder provides extra flavor and protein in place of protein powder.
Dark Chocolate Chips: No cookie dough is complete without chocolate chips.

How to make Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough?

These cookies dough are simple and straightforward to prepare. Just follow three easy steps:

1. Set Up Your Blending Machine: Cottage cheese, honey, and vanilla extract are needed. Add them to a food processor/blender and blend for thirty seconds or until smooth.

2. Prepare The Almond: Transfer the blended mixture to a bowl and add almond flour, peanut butter powder, and chocolate chips.

3. Combine Everything: Mix until evenly incorporated. The dough will form into a dough like texture, so make sure you get that.

4. Enjoy! Your cookie dough is completely edible. Feel free to scoop it from the bowl right away or place it in the refrigerator for a firmer texture and easier handling.

Do you wish to enhance your cookie dough? Go ahead and experiment with these ingredients for improved taste and crunch:

Small chocolate morsels
Chopped chocolate bar pieces
Mini white chocolate morsels
Cashew nuts
Unsweetened shredded coconut
Colored icing shavings
Rasins, cranberries and other dried fruits

How To Keep Cottage Cheese Cookie Dough Fresh

These are useful whether you wish to store them for a longer period or just to keep them fresh. Here’s how:

Put the cookie dough in a sealed container.

Keep it inside the fridge for three days at the maximum.

To achieve a firmer texture, keep it inside the fridge before consuming.

Why Cottage Cheese?

Now you ask, why does this recipe call for the use of cottage cheese? Here are three impressive reasons why it is perfect.

High In Protein: It is common knowledge that cottage cheese includes high amounts of protein which keeps a person fuller, longer while helping the muscles develop.
Creamy Texture: Blended cottage cheese is smooth leaving cream in every bite turning it into perfect base for cookie dough.
Mild Flavor: Since cottage cheese has subtle taste, it easily accepts the flavors of the other ingredients.

Is it Possible To Use A Different Sweetener?

You can! In place of honey, you can use:

Agave Nectar

Maple Syrup

Sweeteners Without Sugar (Like Monk Fruit, Stevia)

Since every sweetener has their unique taste, you may try as many as you want unsupported since none will impact the end product.

Can I Use A Different Type Of Flour On This?

You can replace a specific ingredient with almond flour because it is flavored so mildly that it does not alter the flavor of the cookie dough and still keeps it gluten free. However, you can consider these options:

Oat flour – This will change the texture for the better while remaining effective.

Coconut flour – Be cautious while using this as it has high absorption rate, meaning you will have to modify the quantity used.

Can I Make It Vegan?

Absolutely. Here are some suggestions to make this recipe more vegan.

• Plant-Based Cottage Cheese – There are brands that produce ready made dairy-free alternatives.

• Instead Of Honey, Use Maple Syrup – Vegan-friendly sweeteners such as maple syrup or agave syrup sweeten things greatly.

• Dairy-Free Chocolate Chips – Double check the label of your chocolate chips to see if they contain dairy.

What Does It Taste Like?

The rich and creamy taste, with hints of peanut butter and vanilla, come from the cottage cheese, completely masking the texture. Itsmoothies the dough out and makes it thick like regular cookie dough. While it’s different from traditional cookie dough, the sweet flavors and chocolate chips serve for a great mouthwatering combination.