Cottage Cheese Protein Cookie Dough

This Cottage Cheese Protein Cookie Dough is about to become your new favorite snack! With just 6 simple ingredients, naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and ready in about 10 minutes, it’s a healthy treat the whole family will love.

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What Makes This Cookie Dough Healthier?

• High protein: thanks to cottage cheese, peanut butter, and collagen
• Lower sugar: naturally sweetened with maple syrup
• Simple ingredients: no complicated stuff here
• Quick & easy: ready in minutes, you could also turn these into cookie dough balls or bites
• Family friendly: add your favorite mix-ins and make it your own!

Ingredients

• Oats – Create a wholesome, slightly chewy base and add fiber.
• Cottage cheese – Adds creaminess and a big boost of protein.
• Maple syrup – Naturally sweetens without refined sugars.
• Collagen peptides – Boosts protein content with a smooth, non-gritty texture. I used NOW Foods Multi Collagen.
• Peanut butter – Adds richness, healthy fats, and a slightly nutty flavor.
• Vanilla extract – Brings that classic cookie dough flavor.
• Chocolate chips – For sweet, melty pockets of chocolate goodness.
• Salt — to taste to balance out the sweet + tang of the cottage cheese

How to Make Protein Cookie Dough with Cottage Cheese

1. Add oats to a food processor and pulse until they form a coarse flour.

2. Add cottage cheese, maple syrup, collagen, peanut butter, vanilla, and salt. Blend until smooth and creamy.

3. Stir or pulse in chocolate chips.

4. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes for the best cookie dough texture.

5. Scoop and enjoy!

Equipment 

• Mixing bowl 
• Mixing spoons 
• Measuring cups and spoons 
• Food processor or blender 

Variations and Substitutions

• Swap oats for almond flour for a lower carb option.
• Add cocoa powder for a double chocolate version.
• Use Greek yogurt instead of cottage cheese (it will be a little tangier!).
• Use other protein powders — just know collagen is extra smooth without the gritty texture and if you swap it for another protein powder, it will have a different texture and taste!
• Mix it up with peanut butter chips, white chocolate chips, raisins, cranberries, or even mini M&M’s

Tips for Success

• Make time to refrigerate the dough! This step is what makes this recipe taste like cookie dough.
• If you want to take the flavor to the next level, toast your rolled oats lightly in a pan before you add to the food processor. This brings out depth of flavor and tastes even more like store bought cookie dough.
• I use Good Culture cottage cheese because I find that it is the most dense and has the least sour notes of the cottage cheese on the market. 

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