These keto cottage cheese cookies are deliciously soft and full of flavor. Once you bake a batch, you will be making more! With just 3 grams net carbs a cookie, they also have 8 grams of protein too.
These soft cookies taste like they have been made with a rich butter and egg instead of the cottage cheese. You cannot taste the cottage cheese at all. You would never know!
This cottage cheese cookie dough is very tasty. I could have eaten the bowl without supervision! It makes a great base as a low carb soft cookie dough for you to add your own flourish and flavors too.
Keep a careful eye on them when baking as my first batch were overcooked as I looked away for a couple of minutes. After 15 minutes of baking I now watch the oven carefully. The same eagle eyes need to be used on our cottage cheese chocolate chip muffins as I burnt the first batch!
If you enjoy a savory cracker, try our cottage cheese cracker recipe.
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Protein in Cottage Cheese
The protein content in cottage cheese can vary slightly depending on the brand and type, but generally, it's a rich source of protein. Regular cottage cheese contains around 12-14 grams of protein per ½ cup (113 grams).
Why You Will Love These Cookies
If you enjoy a soft cookie, you will love these easy cookies with cottage cheese. Other reasons for baking a batch are:
- Packed with protein from cottage cheese and possibly protein powder, these cookies are a satisfying and nutritious snack, helping to keep you feeling full for longer.
- You can customize them with your favorite keto-friendly ingredients like nuts, seeds, or sugar-free chocolate chips, adding variety to your snacks.
- With simple ingredients and straightforward instructions, these cookies are quick and convenient to whip up, making them perfect for busy days.
- Ideal for those with gluten sensitivities or following a grain-free diet, these cookies offer a guilt-free indulgence without sacrificing flavor or texture.
Ingredients
Just 7 ingredients, without the addition of chocolate chips or nuts, are all you need to make these cookies with cottage cheese.
- Cottage cheese - use plain full fat cottage cheese.
- Almond flour - use finely ground almond flour. We are yet to test this recipe with coconut flour.
- Protein powder - we use a vanilla protein powder but a plain whey protein powder can be used too.
- Sweetener - Allulose was the sweetener of choice for us but you can substitute any other low carb sweetener..
- Vanilla - adds natural sweetener.
- Baking powder and salt - essential basics for any cookie recipe.
- Dark Chocolate chips - an optional ingredient but ensure they are low in sugar.
How to Make Keto Cottage Cheese Cookies
This is an easy low carb cookie to make with the key being to blend the cottage cheese first. We made chocolate chip cottage cheese cookies in these photos. There is another batch with pecans in further photos too.
Blend the cottage cheese until smooth.
Mix the dry ingredients.
Add the blended cottage cheese and vanilla to form a dough.
Use a cookie scoop and place the cookie dough balls on a baking tray.
Flatten with a spoon.
Ready to bake!
Storage
It's best to store the cookies in the refrigerator. Place them in an airtight container or zip-top bag to prevent them from drying out or absorbing odors from other foods in the fridge.
Variations
Here are some delicious recipe variations for cottage cheese cookies:
- Lemon Cottage Cheese Cookies: Add fresh lemon zest and a splash of lemon juice to the cookie dough for a refreshing citrus flavor. You can also top the cookies with a lemon glaze made from powdered erythritol and lemon juice.
- Blueberry Cottage Cheese Cookies: Gently fold in fresh or frozen blueberries into the cookie dough before baking. The burst of juicy blueberries adds a delightful sweetness and fruity flavor to the cookies.
- Chocolate Chip Cottage Cheese Cookies: Stir in sugar-free chocolate chips or chunks into the cookie dough for a classic chocolate chip cookie experience. You can also add chopped nuts like walnuts or pecans for extra texture.
- Almond Joy Cottage Cheese Cookies: Mix in shredded unsweetened coconut and chopped almonds into the cookie dough, along with sugar-free chocolate chips. These cookies will remind you of the flavors of an Almond Joy candy bar.
- Pumpkin Spice Cottage Cheese Cookies: Incorporate pumpkin puree and warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves into the cookie dough for a cozy autumn treat. You can also add chopped pecans or a cream cheese frosting for extra indulgence.
- Matcha Cottage Cheese Cookies: Add matcha powder to the cookie dough for a vibrant green color and earthy flavor. Dust the cookies with powdered erythritol or matcha powder for a decorative touch.
- Vanilla Bean Cottage Cheese Cookies: Use a vanilla bean or pure vanilla extract in the cookie dough for a rich vanilla flavor. You can also scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and mix them into the dough for added fragrance and specks of vanilla throughout the cookies.
Feel free to get creative and experiment with different flavors and mix-ins to customize your cottage cheese cookies according to your preferences!
More Keto Cookie Recipes
If you enjoy cookies, you can still enjoy them on a keto diet. All of these recipes are gluten-free too.
Keto Cottage Cheese Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 ½ cups almond flour
- ¼ cup vanilla protein powder
- ½ cup allulose
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170C/350F degrees and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Blend the cottage cheese in a food processor or blender until smooth.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the almond flour, protein powder, salt and baking powder and mix well.
- Add the blended cottage cheese and vanilla and stir to combine into a cookie dough.
- Stir in any additional flavors such as sugar-free chocolate chips, shredded coconut or chopped nuts (optional).
- Use a medium cookie scoop place balls of the cookie dough on the parchment lined baking sheet.
- Flatten each cookie slightly with the back of a spoon or your fingers.
- Bake for 15 to 18 minutes, keeping an eye on them, so they don't burn.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator.
This delicious collection of 40 low carb desserts shows you that you can still enjoy cake and cheesecake! They all taste so amazingly close to the traditional versions, that everyone will enjoy them.
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